Whether patents covering software discourage, rather than encourage, innovation.
The first one is that a patent covering software should be shorter.
Some sections (specially multicast programs) are outdated and do not cover recent software.
At a minimum, it seems to rule out patents that cover software that's simply installed on a generic PC.
There are currently two process reference models covering software and systems.
IT resources and revisions to support the learning of information technology online covering software, hardware, databases, data communications and modelling.
This expression covers all related hardware components (wire, optical fiber, etc.) and software, including communication protocol.
In the newsletter, Magee focused on computer chip reporting, and Lettice covered software.
Entries cover machines, projects, hardware and communication, software, and techniques.
The system of copyright currently covering software should continue to be enforced because this alone guarantees that authors remain justly and permanently rewarded.
