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Business Method Patents in Europe and their Strategic Use — Evidence from Franking Device Manufacturers

Published in: Economic Analyses of the European Patent System

Publisher: DUV

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There has been a wide-spread misconception based on the wording of the European Patent Convention (EPC), which is not easily understood by non-experts, that the protection of business methods by patents is prohibited in Europe. As a consequence, a significant body of the legal, academic and business community believes that there is no patent protection available for business method inventions within the European patent system. However, a closer look reveals that business methods are eligible for patentability in Europe and are actually being granted by the European Patent Office despite the apparent exclusion in Article 52 EPC.

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Title
Business Method Patents in Europe and their Strategic Use — Evidence from Franking Device Manufacturers
Copyright Year
2006
Publisher
DUV
Book
Economic Analyses of the European Patent System

Print ISBN: 978-3-8350-0220-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-8350-9050-7

Copyright Year: 2006

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9050-7_4