ZDNet UK: EU Prefers ‘Computer-Aided’ Patents

“On Tuesday the European Parliament (EP) proposed a number of
changes to the directive on the patentability of
computer-implemented inventions, including a change to the name of
the directive to make it clear that software cannot be
patented.

“Confusion over just what would be patentable under the
directive has been such that it has become widely known as the
software patents directive…”

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