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Patentability of computer related inventions : a comparative analysis

Vaishali Kant

Patentability of computer related inventions : a comparative analysis - BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2011 - 75 p. ; 25 cm.

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARA TION ; CERTIFICATE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; TABLE OF CONTENTS ; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ; STATEMENT OF PROBLEM ; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; INTRODUCTION ; CAN WE DETERMINE THE ACTUAL NATURE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE? ; WHETHER PATENTS FOR SOFTWARE RELATED INVENTIONS ARE REALLY NECESSARY? ; ARE THERE ANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOFTWARE PATENTS AS SUCH? ; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE: A CURRENT DILLEMMA ; THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDUSTRY: ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS AND MARKET POSITION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE ; NEED OF IP PROTECTION TO PROMOTE INNOVATION ; Copyright Protection of Computer Software ; Computer software: a "complicated" Literary work ; Seeking protection for Functional elements of Computer Software: increasing demand ; Patent Protection of Computer Software ; Do software patents fulfill the goals of patent law?; Are Software patents beneficial to small and medium sized enterprises? ; THE CURRENT LEGAL SITUATION IN UNITED STATES, EUROPE, U.K. AND INDIA IN RELATION TO PATENTABILITY OF COMPUTER RELATED INVENTIONS ; UNITED STATES APPROACH ; EUROPEAN UNION APPROACH ; UNITED KINGDOM APPROACH ; INDIAN APPROACH ; CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS ; REFERENCES ; ANNEXURE 'A' - QUESTIONNAIRE ;