Patentability of Computer Software
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on IPR, December 2011
14 Pages Posted: 3 Jan 2012
Date Written: December 3, 2011
Abstract
This paper is designed to affirm the possibly of software patenting while taking the comparison between the legal approach of America, Europe and India. Although copyright is Main method of patent protection but it is not the absolute form of protection, in copyright the expression is more important while in case of software the innovative idea is important while the expression is always through programming. During 90s it was thought that promotion of software patenting will only favors developed countries but in reality Promotion of software patenting is far more important in the context of developing countries because incentive for research will not only help the programmers but also for country like India where It is estimated that the addressable market for the Indian IT-BPO industry in this sector would be approximately USD 70-80 billion in the next 10 years, growing at a CAGR of ~14 percent.
Keywords: Keywords: software, expression, programming, copyright, patenting
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