Essays about: "software inventions."
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1. Hyperborea : Revival of the Grand Tour
University essay fromAbstract : Tracing back human life through the centuries reveals that humans have always been wanderers exploring the world. For thousands of years our distant ancestors travelled the lands as nomads before settling down and founding the first communities which, over time, grew into today's cities. READ MORE
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2. SOFTWARE PATENTS : A study on the patentability of software inventions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The primary objective of the thesis will be to focus on patent protection of software under the European Patent Convention, by analyzing the different approaches that the European Patent Office has taken into consideration since the mid-1980s. These approaches are derived from the different decisions that emanate from the Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. READ MORE
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3. How to treat software in the intellectual property framework
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The software industry is today one of the most important industries, and almost all devices we use contain some piece of software. As software has both a literal expression and an inventive aspect, it has been unclear which way the intellectual property should be protected. READ MORE
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4. Ubiquitous Computing: Using everyday object as ambient visualization tools for persuasive design
University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Tekniska högskolanAbstract : In order for companies to survive and advance in today’s competitive society, a massive amount of personal information from citizens is gathered. This thesis investigates how these digital footprints can be obtained and visualized to create awareness about personal actions and encourage change in behavior . READ MORE
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5. Trivial Software Patents
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Computer programs are excluded subject matter ''as such'' under the EPC. However, once ''technical character'' can be established in a software invention, and it fulfills all the requirements for patentability - being an invention, which is novel, has inventive step and is industrially applicable - software is very much patentable. READ MORE