A software patent differs from a software copyright.
The software patent system poses a significant challenge for developers.
New Zealand softens software patent ban.
I'm inclined to think there's a spectrum of reasonability in software patents.
The proposed law would make allow software to be patented in the European Union.Combinations with other parts of speech
软件专利,并免费软件会议(2010年4月30日).
A conference on software patents and free software(4/30/2010).
The US allows software to be patented.
Fight against software patents: worldwide, and Europe?
Fight against software patents: worldwide, and Europe.
Any free program is threatened constantly by software patents.
Many other jurisdictions, like Europe, do not permit patenting of software at all.
Finally, every program is threatened constantly by software patents.
Can I protect software as a software patent?
Any free program is threatened constantly by software patents.
One of the earlier stumbling blocks to this Bill was the treatment of software patents.
Many other jurisdictions, like Europe, do not permit patenting of software at all.我们面对的最恶劣的威胁来自软件专利,它可以对自由软件加上算法和功能的限制多达二十年。
The worst threat we face comes from software patents, which can put algorithms and features off-limits to free software for up to twenty years.如果他们还用技术手段解决特定的技术问题,则它们就有较好的机会被接纳为软件专利。
If they also solve a specific technical problem with technical means,they have a good chance to be admissible as a software patent.我们认为软件专利是有害的,它是阻碍软件创新的拦路虎,且不符合自由开源软件的价值观。
We believe software patents are harmful, a hindrance to innovation in software development, and are inconsistent with the values of free and open source software..软件专利覆盖了功能,例如在文字处理器中定义缩写,或是在电子表格中自然顺序的重新计算。
Software patents cover features, such as defining abbreviations in a word processor, or natural order recalculation in a spreadsheet.几乎可以肯定,这些模式许可的步骤几乎肯定包含了软件专利的使用。
These impliedly licensed steps wouldalmost certainly include use of your embodied software patent.我们面临的最坏威胁来自於软件专利,它可以对自由软件的演算法和功能加以限制多达二十年。
The worst threat we face comes from software patents, which can put algorithms and features off limits to free software for up to twenty years.也有人发现,最高法院的专利决策影响了软件专利申请。
Others have documented a cleareffect of the Supreme Court's patent decisions on software patent applications.以软件专利的问题为例:专利局需要一段时间来理解新的技术。
The problem with software patents is an instance of a more general one: the patent office takes a while to understand new technology.一些专家认为在此情况下"知识产权"一词过于空泛,因为软件版权和软件专利问题是完全不同的。
Certain experts felt that the term" intellectual property" was too general to be used in this context,as software copyright and software patent issues were genuinely different.现在我听说新西兰正在考虑软件专利的原因是一家行业大鳄想要藉此被赋予某种垄断地位。
Now I have heard it said that thereason New Zealand is considering software patents is that one large company wants to be given some monopolies.软件专利有争议,一些学者认为,软件专利对行业弊大于利。
Software patents are controversial, and some scholars have argued that such patents cause more harm to the industry than help it.使软件开发变得安全的唯一方式就是废除软件专利,而我们希望在未来的某一天实现。
The only way to makesoftware development safe is to abolish software patents, and we aim to achieve this some day.