PATENT PROTECTION
FOR SOFTWARE-RELATED
AND BUSINESS RELATED
INVENTIONS

Conference Date: 19 Sep 2008
Conference Ref: H9-5008
Fee: £545 + VAT
Venue: The Rembrandt Hotel, London

Since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc., 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998), in 1998, the public debate has been on going over what type of patent protection should be available for Software-related and Business-related Inventions.

In the U.S. a rather expansive view of what can and should be patent-eligible subject matter is generally held. On the other hand, in Europe a more restrictive view of what can and should be patent-eligible subject matter has been adopted, and frequently challenged. A flurry of activity has been occurring on both sides of the Atlantic to reconsider where the law will and should end up.

Join our distinguished speakers in an informative and provocative presentation on the current state of the law on both sides of the Atlantic, with practical guides on how best to seek and obtain such patent protection to the extent available.