The Software Patents Debate: US v. EU

Voracious Vehemence for IP Rights: Current Scenario and the Need For

Harmonisation of Laws Regulating Patentability of Software Patents

THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT

I.] The Patent Debate- Growing Diverse Visions

II.] The Voracious Vehemence for the IP rights

III.] Experiences of the various states

IV.] Overlapping of software patents- Reasonable Reasons for disclosing the software thickets

PART TWO: THE SOFTWARE PATENT DEBATE

I.] Trends in the legislations- A Comparative Analysis

II.] The duality in protection of the computer softwares

III.] The legal and scientific views of patentability

IV.] The need of harmonization: Answering the quest for absolute justice

     A.] The key principle for harmonization of the patentability of computer- Implemented  

           inventions.

     B.] The possible claims- preserving what is at stake.

            1)  The perplexed analysis of patentability

            2) The pros and cons of software patents.

            3) Analysis of the alternative copyright.

            4) Policy recommendations and future research – Outlook and suggestions.

   C.] Proposed reforms to the various country reports

          1) Shortcoming in the legal systems

          2) Upholding the moral rights of the software developers

          3) Analysis the constitutionality of the patents

          4) Future references.

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