Court of Appeal confirms software can be patented
08 October 2008
Stephen Mulrenan, London
The Court of Appeal in London today confirmed that software can be patented if it provides a technical contribution to the state of the art
The decision is a victory for mobile phone and software licensing company Symbian, as the Court dismissed an appeal filed by the UK IP Office...
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