Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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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