The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court ruled in its judgment of 29. June 2017 (I-15 U 4/17 – “vacuum-assisted treatment system”) an injunction from a patent was lifted, because the applicant had waited too long.…
Examination of computer-implemented inventions in the European Patent Office under special consideration of computer-implemented business methods
Software and business methods are subject to the European Patent Convention (EPÜ) “as such” excluded from patent protection. However, computer-implemented inventions can definitely be patented. The following overview summarizes the examination practice of the European Patent Office…