TY  - BOOK
AU  - Closa,Daniel
AU  - Gardiner,Alex
AU  - Giemsa,Falk
AU  - Machek,Jörg
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Patent Law for Computer Scientists: Steps to Protect Computer-Implemented Inventions 
SN  - 9783642050787
AV  - QA75.5-76.95 
U1  - 343.0999 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Computers
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Commercial law
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Legal Aspects of Computing
KW  - Commercial Law
KW  - Law and Economics
KW  - Computers and Society
N1  - I -- II -- Business Methods -- Administrative Methods -- Digital Rights Management -- Database and Database Management System -- Billing and Payment -- Graphical User Interfaces -- Simulation -- Games -- E-Learning -- Medical Informatics -- Mathematical Methods -- III -- Case Law -- Conclusion and What Comes Next
N2  - Patent laws are different in many countries, and inventors are sometimes at a loss to understand which basic requirements should be satisfied if an invention is to be granted a patent. This is particularly true for inventions implemented on a computer. While roughly a third of all applications (and granted patents) relate, in one way or another, to a computer, applications where the innovation mainly resides in software or in a business method are treated differently by the major patent offices in the US (USPTO), Japan (JPO) and Europe (EPO). The authors start with a thorough introduction to patent laws and practices, and to related intellectual property rights, also explaining the procedures at the USPTO, JPO and EPO, and, in particular, the peculiarities in the treatment of applications centring on software or computers. Based on this theoretical description they then present, in a very structured way, a comprehensive set of case studies from differing areas including business methods, databases, graphical user interfaces and digital rights management. Each set starts with a short description and claim for the "invention", explains a patent examiner’s likely arguments, then eventually refines step by step to avoid basic reservations against the content. All of these case studies are based on real-world examples, and will thus give an inexperienced developer a strong sense of the level of technical detail and description that should be provided. Together, Closa, Gardiner, Giemsa and Machek have more than 70 years experience in the patent business. With their academic backgrounds in physics, electronics engineering and computer science, they know both the legal and the technological subtleties of computer-based inventions. With this book, they provide a guide to a patent examiner’s way of thinking in a clear and systematic manner, helping to prepare the first steps towards a successful patent application
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