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Intellectual Proterty Protection Computer–implemented Inventions Traugott Läänmäe Physical Examination and Electrical Services Estonian Patent Office
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Tigma OÜ ELION AS Computers and Servers administration from distance
Computer-implemented Market and Computer-licenses All computers, servers or servers system put on the market only together Software –licenses. Every in the Register carryed firma have legal Computer licenses
Number of patents and appeals • number of appeals (patent and utility model) per year 0-1-2 • rejection 20-50 patent per year (inc. EP, US, JP patents) • number of grant per year 450-600 Filed patent applications inc. EP, EE is growing during the last 5 years
Computer–implemented Inventions Computer–implemented invention is • an invention whose implementation involves the use of computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus • with features realised wholly or partly by means of a computer
Computer–implemented Inventions and technical character Further requirement for patentability: the invention must be of “technical character” to the extent that it -must relate to technical problem -must concern a technical field -must have technical features in terms of which the matter for which protection is sought can be defined in the claim (EPC Guidelines C-IV1.2)
Computer-implemented non-Inventions -programms for computer -typically represent abstract concept devoid of any technical implication -non technical character ,non technicalfeatures, nontechnical aspects/process or non technical effect -processing non-physical data (business data, text) • selling, trading, insurance, order placement and management, controlling payment and delivery content, calculation of pension, aesthetical effects
Computer–implemented business method (business model or process) Clearly techn. aspectsNon techn. aspects • server, terminal business process • communicat. network business method • server processing business model • data in database instructions • server process. result admin. process • server accessing data calculating the price • server transmit., receiving ordering content
Estonian Patent Office • In Estonian Patent Office is called quality full-examination system • By Estonian Patent Office works 12 patent examiner and 12 trademark experts
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