Software patent

A suggested definition of software patent has been proposed by the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) as being a "patent on any performance of a computer realised by means of a computer program". According to the European Patent Office, there is no legal or conclusive definition for a software patent. According to the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, software patents should not exist under European law. There is a debate over the extent to which software patents should be granted, if at all. Important issues concerning software patents include:

Software patent

A suggested definition of software patent has been proposed by the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) as being a "patent on any performance of a computer realised by means of a computer program". According to the European Patent Office, there is no legal or conclusive definition for a software patent. According to the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, software patents should not exist under European law. There is a debate over the extent to which software patents should be granted, if at all. Important issues concerning software patents include: