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Revision as of 21:10, 7 June 2009
England and Wales share a common patent system. This page is also for information about the United Kindom.
Legislation
Quoted text
(2) It is hereby declared that the following (among other things) are not inventions for the purposes of this Act, that is to say, anything which consists of —
- (a) a discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method;
- (b) a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or any other aesthetic creation whatsoever;
- (c) a scheme, rule or method for performing a mental act, playing a game or doing business, or a program for a computer;
- (d) the presentation of information; but the foregoing provision shall prevent anything from being treated as an invention for the purposes of this Act only to the extent that a patent or application for a patent relates to that thing as such.
Sub-pages
External links
- http://eupat.ffii.org/players/uk/index.en.html
- http://www.softwarepatents.co.uk/
- BTG patent on downloading software
- A 2004 letter from MP Richard Allan to the UK's Council representative
- OSS-watch's swpats page
- A 1998 conference report that mentions political pressures for the extension of swpats into Europe
