Patenting Software Under the European Patent Convention

This is a highly practical guide to registering software patents in Europe. The report explains how to formulate a software patent specification and how to formulate claims. It also provides examples of granted software patents, and European Patent Office and UK case law.

• All you need to register your client's software patent successfully
• Contains an essential compendium of 50 EPO case summaries, to help practitioners understand the context and importance of the decisions
• The only publication of its kind to deal with the patenting of software in Europe from a patent attorney's perspective
• Contains authoritative commentary on notable cases.