Software Patent Index
Executive summary:
BitLaw and the rest of the Interent contains a great deal of information on the patenting of computer software. This topical index provides one-stop shopping for learning about software patents. A discussion on basic patent law written by Dan Tysver is found in the Patent Section of BitLaw.
BitLaw's Introduction to Software Patents
- Why patents are being used to protection computer software
- Are Software and Business Methods Still Patentable after the Bilski Decision?
- The historical reluctance to grant patents on computer code
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's current position on software
- Bad software patents
Software Patent Source Materials on BitLaw
- Documents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Current Software Patent Guidelines (from the MPEP)
- Current Guidelines (Separate PDF)
- Flowchart for Subject Matter Eligibility
- U.S. Patent Act (updated November 2005),
- U.S. Regulations relating to patents (updated November 2005), and
Software Patent Articles on the Internet
- Patently Absurd
- An article on patenting software by Simson L. Garfinkel published in Wired Magazine (2.07).
- Software Patents
- A 1994 article found on the CyberLaw web site on the Alappat decision.
- Patent Protection for Software
- By Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
- Patents and the Internet
- By Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
- The Challenge Of Software-Related Patents
- By David R. Syrowik and Roland J. Cole writing for the Software Patent Institute.
- Patents for Software-Related Inventions
- By Jeffrey R. Kuester and Ann K. Moceyunas, and found on the Kuesterlaw web site.
- Software patents – Obstacles to software development
- The transcript of a talk by Richard Stallman presented in 2002 at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
Other sources for Software Patent Information on the Internet
- Software Patent Institute: Information on software patents and database of software technology.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
- No Software Patents! web site,
- League for Programming Freedom web site
- Wikipedia article on Software Patents,
- Federal Circuit Decisions provided by Georgetown, and