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Applications for patents are filed with the Swedish ''Patent and Registration Office'' (''Patent- och registreringsverket'', PRV). | Applications for patents are filed with the Swedish ''Patent and Registration Office'' (''Patent- och registreringsverket'', PRV). | ||
− | Decisions by the PRV may be appealed against to the ''Patent Appeals | + | Decisions by the PRV may be appealed against to the ''Court of Patent Appeals'' (''Patentbesvärsrätten'', PBR).<ref>http://www.pbr.se/english.htm</ref> |
Decisions by the PBR may be appealed against to the ''Supreme Administrative Court'' of Sweden (''Regeringsrätten'', RR). | Decisions by the PBR may be appealed against to the ''Supreme Administrative Court'' of Sweden (''Regeringsrätten'', RR). |
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The Swedish government, during its 2009 presidency of the European Union, pushed hard to get agreement on the United Patent Litigation System.
In 2003, the Swedish government lobbied for software patents, criticising the European Parliament for amending the EU software patents directive.[1]
Legislation
There is no known case law regarding software patents in Sweden.
Courts system
Applications for patents are filed with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (Patent- och registreringsverket, PRV).
Decisions by the PRV may be appealed against to the Court of Patent Appeals (Patentbesvärsrätten, PBR).[2]
Decisions by the PBR may be appealed against to the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (Regeringsrätten, RR).
External links
- Sweden's Patent and Registration Office
- Software Patents in Sweden, from FFII's website
- Another FFII page about Sweden
- Swedish original: FFII Sweden (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- Swedish original: Patents Act (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)