There is also a link to the newly published European Commission consultation paper on the patentability of computer implemented inventions, so that views can also be registered directly with Brussels. Notes for Editors Patents are restricted to the protection of technical inventions. These exclusions have been in place for many years but the pace of change of technology and the growing importance of e-commerce is calling into question the current regime. Following decisions in the Supreme Court, US practice has moved towards granting patents for software and non-technical business methods. Such divergence of practice has called into question the current European regime.
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