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Patent that covers a computer program
software patent is a patent on a piece of software, such as a computer program, library, user interface, or algorithm. The validity of these patents can
Software_patent
Opposition to software patents
Opposition to software patents is widespread in the free software community. In response, various mechanisms have been tried to defuse the perceived problem
Software patents and free software
Software_patents_and_free_software
The software patent debate is the argument about the extent to which, as a matter of public policy, it should be possible to patent software and computer-implemented
Software_patent_debate
Neither software nor computer programs are explicitly mentioned in statutory United States patent law. Patent law has changed to address new technologies
Software patents under United States patent law
Software_patents_under_United_States_patent_law
Instructions a computer can execute
world may also be part of the requirements for a software patent to be held valid. Software patents have been historically controversial. Before the 1998
Software
The patentability of software, computer programs and computer-implemented inventions under the European Patent Convention (EPC) is the extent to which
Software patents under the European Patent Convention
Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention
Pejorative term related to intellectual property
business, patent trolling or patent hoarding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against
Patent_troll
Software released under a license restricting rights
the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on
Proprietary_software
Type of legal protection for an invention
of patents. Particular types of patents for inventions include biological patents, business method patents, chemical patents and software patents. Although
Patent
Battle to secure patents for litigation
defensively. There are ongoing patent wars between the world's largest technology and software corporations. Contemporary patent wars are a global phenomenon
Patent_war
granting of patents involving software (often referred to as "software patents") is controversial and also hotly debated (see Software patent debate). Although
Software patents under United Kingdom patent law
Software_patents_under_United_Kingdom_patent_law
of software patents, which contains notable patents and patent applications involving computer programs (also known as a software patent). Software patents
List_of_software_patents
origin of the much debated Article 52(2) and (3) EPC (see Software patents under the European Patent Convention (EPC) and Article 52 EPC). The computer program
Computer programs and the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Computer_programs_and_the_Patent_Cooperation_Treaty
License allowing software modification and redistribution
due to patent litigation. Patent retaliation emerged in response to proliferation and abuse of software patents. The majority of free-software licenses
Free-software_license
Freely licensed software with open code
Open Source Software and FRAND-based patent licenses: How to mediate between Standard Essential Patent and Free and Open Source Software". The Journal
Free_and_open-source_software
Organization
Software Patent Institute (established 1992 in Ann Arbor) is an American non-profit corporation established to assist in the correct assignment of software
Software_Patent_Institute
Overview of and topical guide to patents
patent – Essential patent – Insurance patent – Medical patent – Software patent – Submarine patent – Patent application – request pending at a patent
Outline_of_patents
Concept in patent law
biological and software inventions, and much less frequently in other areas of technology. The subject-matter which is regarded as patentable as a matter
Patentable_subject_matter
Software license
alleging patent infringement. Many people in the free software and open-source community feel that software patents are harmful to software, and are particularly
Open_Software_License
This is a list of legal terms relating to patents and patent law. A patent is not a right to practice or use the invention claimed therein, but a territorial
Glossary_of_patent_law_terms
2014 United States Supreme Court case
patents or patents on software for business methods. Alice and the 2010 Supreme Court decision of Bilski v. Kappos, another case involving software for
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International
Alice_Corp._v._CLS_Bank_International
Neither computers nor software are specifically mentioned in the Canadian Patent Act. Canadian courts have held that the use of a computer in an invention
Software patents under Canadian patent law
Software_patents_under_Canadian_patent_law
Intellectual property analysis
unproductive for the software industry. Enforcement by patent trolls of poor quality patents has led to criticism of the patent office as well as the
Criticism_of_patents
Right granted to the inventor
applications. 2014 – The US Supreme Court limited patentability of business methods, software patents, and other abstract ideas in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank
United_States_patent_law
Australian economist
mathematics should not be patentable subject matter. Klemens was previously the executive director of End Software Patents, an advocacy group that has
Ben_Klemens
Software license allowing source code to be used, modified, and shared
license their properties. Multiple types of IP law cover software including trademarks, patents, and copyrights. Most countries, including the United States
Open-source_license
Online purchasing with only a single mouse click
Noble took a license to the patent or paid any money to Amazon, were not disclosed. In response to the lawsuit, the Free Software Foundation urged a boycott
1-Click
the Thai Patent Act 1999 states that Thai patent law does not include software (or computer programs) as patentable because computer software is not considered
Law_of_Thailand
Lossless compression algorithm
algorithm used to construct Deflate streams. This algorithm received software patent U.S. patent 5,051,745, assigned to PKWare, Inc. As stated in the RFC document
Deflate
Permissive free software license
(Mailing list). "Patents and GPLv3 - FSFE". FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe. Retrieved December 1, 2020. "Why so little love for the patent grant in the
MIT_License
Litigation between vendors, since 2009
ZTE and HTC, by patent litigation and other means. The conflict is part of the wider "patent wars" between technology and software corporations.[citation
Smartphone_patent_wars
Open source software license
Open Software Patent License (MOSPL) is a permissive patent license developed and maintained by the Mozilla Foundation. "Mozilla Open Software Patent License
Mozilla Open Software Patent License
Mozilla_Open_Software_Patent_License
debate on the international legal framework for the patentability of software, and on whether software and computer-implemented inventions should be considered
Software patents under TRIPs Agreement
Software_patents_under_TRIPs_Agreement
Civil servant working in a patent office
A patent examiner (or, historically, a patent clerk) is an employee, usually a civil servant with a scientific or engineering background, working at a
Patent_examiner
Software platform developed by Microsoft
regarding software patents. Since then, Microsoft has changed .NET development to more closely follow a contemporary model of a community-developed software project
.NET_Framework
Type of patent
Business method patents are a class of patents which disclose and claim new methods of doing business. This includes new types of e-commerce, insurance
Business_method_patent
Royalty-free patent licensing
Free Software Foundation and Finite State Machine Labs Inc. (FSMLabs) announced a GPL-compliant open-patent license for FSMLabs' software patent, US 5995745
Patentleft
nosoftwarepatents.com opposes software patents End Software Patents opposes software patents The EU and the software patent directive Software patents review, written
Proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Proposed_directive_on_the_patentability_of_computer-implemented_inventions
United States national patent bureau
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office
Software licensed to be freely used, modified and distributed
freedom over a piece of software, such as software patents and digital rights management (more specifically, tivoization). Free software can be a for-profit
Free_software
Process of extracting design information from anything artificial
software-patent-infringement.asp Schulman, Andrew, "Open to Inspection: Using Reverse Engineering to Uncover Software Prior Art," New
Reverse_engineering
Open Source Software and FRAND-based patent licenses: How to mediate between Standard Essential Patent and Free and Open Source Software". The Journal
History of free and open-source software
History_of_free_and_open-source_software
Legal concept
intellectual property laws to authorize a use (such as copying software or using a patented invention) to a licensee, sparing the licensee from a claim of
License
American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)
the granting of software patents, and has expressed his opinion to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Organisation. Donald
Donald_Knuth
American activist and programmer (born 1953)
has spent most of his time advocating for free software, as well as campaigning against software patents, digital rights management (which he refers to
Richard_Stallman
JavaScript library for building user interfaces
BSD license and added a separate PATENTS text file that permits usage of any Facebook patents related to the software: The license granted hereunder will
React_(software)
American software engineer (1930–2023)
was an American software engineer and pioneer in the development of the commercial software industry. He held the first software patent, and was product
Martin_Goetz
Court case
Customs and Patent Appeals. It concerned, among other things, whether or not the software on a patented device needed to be disclosed in a patent application
In re Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. Patent Litig.
In_re_Hayes_Microcomputer_Products,_Inc._Patent_Litig.
Software patents of elliptic curve cryptography
Patent-related uncertainty around elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), or ECC patents, is one of the main factors limiting its wide acceptance. For example
ECC_patents
Ownership of creative expressions and processes
software patents, and business method patents harm the public interest. More recently, scientists and engineers are expressing concern that patent thickets
Intellectual_property
Body of law that governs software
Software copyright Software patent Software license Software license agreement Proprietary software Free and open source software This article is based
Software_law
companies, helping with collaborations between software companies. In 2004 he founded the NoSoftwarePatents campaign and in 2007 he provided some consultancy
Florian_Müller_(author)
patent–eligibility of software patent claims. The Federal Circuit reversed the district court's summary judgment ruling that all claims were patent–ineligible
Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.
Enfish,_LLC_v._Microsoft_Corp.
are in dispute over issues involving software patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. [citation needed]Software forensics tools can compare code to determine
Software_forensics
Under United States patent law, the term of patent, provided that maintenance fees are paid on time, is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U
Term of patent in the United States
Term_of_patent_in_the_United_States
Application filed at a patent office
A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification and a set
Patent_application
Lossy audio coding format
with SIMD optimizations on platforms that support them. All known software patents that cover Opus are licensed under royalty-free terms. Opus is widely
Opus_(audio_format)
Bessen/Hunt technique is a way of identifying software patents within the patent database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by using keyword
Bessen/Hunt_technique
Digital audio format
countries that allow software patents, uncertainty about which patents must have been licensed to create MP3 products without committing patent infringement was
MP3
Organisation that promotes open source software
open source software / free software in Europe, and that are opposed to the European Union's proposals to introduce laws on software patents. It is also
EuroLinux
Against Software Theft (FAST) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 with the aim of eliminating copyright infringement of software in the UK
Federation Against Software Theft
Federation_Against_Software_Theft
requirement for software patents. Fonar was a dispute between medical device manufacturer Fonar Corporation and General Electric over Fonar's patent on MRI technology
Fonar Corp. v. General Electric Co.
Fonar_Corp._v._General_Electric_Co.
American software company
grounds that the Forgent patent is invalid. After Forgent Networks acquired iEmployee and changed its name to Asure Software, the website of the combined
Asure_Software
Open-source antivirus software
utilization of ClamAV infringes on a software patent for filtering viruses on an Internet gateway. The free software community responded in part by calling
ClamAV
Lossy compression method for reducing the size of digital images
'341 patent is invalid and not infringed. Global Patent Holdings had also used the '341 patent to sue or threaten outspoken critics of broad software patents
JPEG
American businesswoman
entrepreneur, business consultant, and software inventor. Bashen is best known for patenting a web-based EEO software application, LinkLine, now known as
Janet_Emerson_Bashen
Linear programming algorithm
promptly applied for a patent on his algorithm. The patent became more fuel for the ongoing controversy over the issue of software patents. This left many mathematicians
Karmarkar's_algorithm
Application for mainframe computers
the first software applications to be offered for sale independent of the system it ran on, as well as the first to receive a software patent in the United
Autoflow
Lawsuits around open-source software
the patent-eligibility of software operating on a general-purpose computer. In 2019, Florida‑based Rothschild Patent Imaging (RPI) filed a patent infringement
Open source license litigation
Open_source_license_litigation
Legal protection of rights in an invention
of patents and patent law is generally considered to have started with the Venetian Statute of 1474. There is some evidence that some form of patent rights
History_of_patent_law
2016 United States Federal Court case
Circuit has held computer software-based patent claims eligible. Amdocs held four patents and sued Openet for infringement. Each patent describes the same system
Amdocs (Israel) Ltd. v. Openet Telecom, Inc.
Amdocs_(Israel)_Ltd._v._Openet_Telecom,_Inc.
Non-profit technology consortium to develop the Linux operating system
measures. The patent commons consists of all patented software which has been made available to the open source community. For software to be considered
Linux_Foundation
American Nobel laureate in economics
United States. Maskin suggested that software patents inhibit innovation rather than stimulate progress. Software, semiconductor, and computer industries
Eric_Maskin
Defined scope of legal protection
In a patent or patent application, the claims define in technical terms the extent, i.e. the scope, of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection
Patent_claim
American multinational technology company
Patent Troll". PCMAG. May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2024. Mullin, Joe (January 31, 2019). "Stupid Patent of the Month: IBM's Software Patent on
IBM
Free-software license
the software or a contribution within it constitutes patent infringement, any such patent licenses for that work are terminated. The Apache Software Foundation
Apache_License
Concept in patent law
Novelty is one of the patentability requirements for a patent claim, whose purpose is to prevent issuing patents on known things, i.e. to prevent public
Novelty_(patent)
Australian software company
focused on software licensing and activation tools, in the 2000s the company became known for aggressive patent litigation against software companies.
Uniloc
German non-profit organisation
competitive software market by working towards adequate patent systems and open standards. Currently the FFII fights against software patents lobbies, not
Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure
Foundation_for_a_Free_Information_Infrastructure
Topics referred to by the same term
open-source software Software Patent Institute, an American non-profit organization assisting in obtaining software patents St. Pascual Institution, a former
SPI
A covered business method (CBM) patent is defined in section 18 of the America Invents Act (AIA) as a patent that "claims a method or corresponding apparatus
Covered business method patent
Covered_business_method_patent
Video coding format
free software under the terms of a BSD-like license. Software patents are being filed for techniques used in and developed for Daala. Those patents are
Daala
the final order of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the recently created adjudicatory arm of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Versata Development Group, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc.
Versata_Development_Group,_Inc._v._SAP_America,_Inc.
Bitmap image file format family
Microsoft GIF Animator, a historic program to create simple animated GIFs Software patent "Graphics Interchange Format, Version 87a". W3C. 15 June 1987. Archived
GIF
Selected essays of Richard Stallman
ethics, copyright and patent laws, as well as business practices in application to computer software. The author proposes Free software licenses (mostly GPL)
Free_Software,_Free_Society
Free and open source software library for decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video data
the MPEG Licensing Authority and are in some countries protected by software patents. Absent such a licence from the MPEG Licensing Authority, it could
Libmpeg2
patents and patent applications, and a great increase in the number of software patents issued by the PTO. Edward S. Lowry filed a computer software patent
In_re_Lowry
Concept of copyright applied to computer code
that effect. Copyright infringement of software Free software license Software license agreement Software patent Copyright on typefaces "Do I need to mark
Software_copyright
Technique for improving font rendering
their use is restricted by a software patent. As of 2011, the FreeType website states that the relevant font hinting patents have now all expired, and hinting
Font_hinting
San Mateo software company providing property and casualty insurance industry platforms
even #1. In 2011, Guidewire settled a patent related lawsuit with Accenture regarding its claims management software. In 2013, Guidewire acquired Millbrook
Guidewire_Software
and judicial decisions, have been computer-based (see Software patents under United States patent law) and biological inventions. While these two areas
Patentable subject matter in the United States
Patentable_subject_matter_in_the_United_States
U.S. court case
legal decisions relevant to the debate about whether software and business methods are patentable subject matter under Title 35 of the United States Code
DDR_Holdings_v._Hotels.com
American video game holding company
29, 2016. Corriea, Alexa Ray (October 7, 2013). "Activision files software patent infringement suit against Worlds Inc". Polygon. Archived from the original
Activision_Blizzard
Patent non-aggression community
Database. Patent Commons Project Patent pool Software patent Software patent debate Software patents and free software Open-source software Free software Allied
Open_Invention_Network
2016), is a 2016 Federal Circuit decision concerning the patent eligibility of a computer-software claimed invention. In a split decision, a three-member
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corp.
Intellectual_Ventures_I_LLC_v._Symantec_Corp.
American technology firm
issue in a similar way with locally modified JavaScript. Software patent List of software patents Microsoft litigation Inventor Paul Festa (2003-08-14).
Eolas
Open container format by Xiph.Org Foundation
maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation and is free and open, unrestricted by software patents. Its name is derived from "ogging," jargon from the computer game Netrek
Ogg
For an introduction to patentable subject-matter under the EPC, see Patentable subject-matter under the EPC and Software patents under the EPC. The organisation
List of decisions of the EPO Boards of Appeal relating to Article 52(2) and (3) EPC
List_of_decisions_of_the_EPO_Boards_of_Appeal_relating_to_Article_52(2)_and_(3)_EPC
American video game developer
Ultramercial's patents were valid. However, the 2014 Supreme Court ruling in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l narrowed patent eligibility for software, and the
WildTangent
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) audio encoder
free software, in which LAME was linked for MP3 support. This avoided including LAME itself, which used patented techniques and so required patent licenses
LAME
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English : variant of Telfer.Americanized form of the Italian family name Taliaferro (cognate with 1), from tagliare ‘to cut’ + ferro ‘iron’, probably applied as a nickname for a metal worker or a fierce fighter (see genealogical note).The Virginia family of Taliaferro (pronounced Tolliver) are descended from London-born Robert Taliaferro or Tolliver, who settled in VA by 1647. He was the grandson of a Venetian, Bartholomew Taliaferro, who had settled in London by 1562. Between 1651 and 1673 Robert patented several sizeable holdings in Gloucester Co., England. He married Sarah Grimes, the daughter of an Anglican priest, and had one daughter and four sons, all of whom produced large and prosperous families.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Arabic, British, English, German, Indian, Muslim, Parsi, Swedish
Decree; Edict; Command; Order; Traveller Merchant; Royal Patent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country’s important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. In 1578 Raleigh was granted a patent to explore and colonize “unknown lands†in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gardener.Lion Gardiner came from England in 1635 to Saybrook, CT, the settlement of Earl of Warwick patentees at the mouth of the Connecticut River, and built a fort there. Born in 1636, his son, David, was the first white child born in the settlement. Lion later bought the Isle of Wight, now Gardiners Island, from the Indians, and moved his family there until 1653, when he bought land in what is now Easthampton, Long Island, NY.
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Letters Patent; Authorization Letter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English pope (derived via Old English from Late Latin papa ‘bishop’, ‘pope’, from Greek pappas ‘father’, in origin a nursery word.) In the early Christian Church, the Latin term was at first used as a title of respect for male clergy of every rank, but in the Western Church it gradually came to be restricted to bishops, and then only to the bishop of Rome; in the Eastern Church it continued to be used of all priests (see Popov, Papas). The nickname would have been used for a vain or pompous man, or for someone who had played the part of the pope in a pageant or play. The surname is also present in Ireland and Scotland.North German : variant of Poppe.Nathaniel Pope, a “marriner†from London and Bristol, England, patented a property on Northern Neck, VA, in 1651 that later became known as “The Cliftsâ€.
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Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Most Generous (Allah)
Male
French
 Norman French form of Old High German Bernhard, BERNARD means "bold as a bear." Compare with another form of Bernard.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Unbounded; Free
Female
Irish
Irish form of English Rose, RÓIS means "rose."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an illuminator of manuscripts, from Middle English luminour, lymnour, Old French enlumineor, illumineor.German : habitational name from any of several places so named in northern Germany or, in Bavaria, from Lindemer and Lindmaier (see Lindenmeyer).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of liut ‘people’ + mar ‘famous’, ‘renowned’. Compare Lemmer.
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Indian, Tamil
Love
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Italian French
Guardian.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kalinda | கலீநà¯à®¤à®¾
The sea
Boy/Male
Arabic, Farsi, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Muslim
A Prophet's Name
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from any of several places so named.German : topographic name from fields so named because they were cultivated only in the summer, from Middle High German sumer, Middle Low German somer ‘summer’ + Middle High German, Middle Low German velt ‘open country’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name composed of German Sommer ‘summer’ + Feld ‘field’. Compare Sommer.English : variant of Summerfield.
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n.
A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of official misconduct.
n.
Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.
a.
Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
imp. & p. p.
of Patent
n.
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
v. t.
To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
n.
The paint used in making patent leather.
n.
One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Patent
n.
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.
a.
Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent medicines.
a.
Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch; as, a patent leaf.
n.
A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent.
n.
The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc.
a.
Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.
a.
A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party.
a.
Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter.
a.
The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent.