See also the accompanying press release . Computer program remain unpatentable according to the written law. The patent system has been successfully subjected to political control for once on one issue. This success is largely due to your support. Right to Publish one's own information works Right of Free Access to Standards of Public Communication Clarification of the criteria of patentability Adequate Stimulation of Informational Innovation Debureaucratisation of the Patent System 1.
Freedom of expression extends to works written in a programming language.
Patents may not be used to censor publications. They may at most be directed against the use of the software, not against its publication, distribution or transmission. Computer programs are considered equivalent to process descriptions and operating instructions. The EPC does not contain regulations concerning this subject. By what means European patents can be asserted is a matter of national regulation.