XXIII-𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁- 𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗜

In continuation of FAQ series on the subject matter of "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱", here is the Twenty- Third question is answered below in the series.

𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯(𝗸) 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁):

 • Computer programs "per se" are not patentable.

 • Business methods "per se" are not patentable.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻):

𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀:

 • Technical applications.

 • Industrial utility

 • Solving a technical problem

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀: Might qualify if they involve:

 • Technical processes.

 • Novel technical mean.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: The software must demonstrate a technical effect beyond normal computer operation.

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲:

 • Industrial control systems.

 • Technical algorithms solving specific problems.

 • Software embedded in devices.

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲:

 • Pure business logic.

 • Abstract computer programs.

 • Mathematical algorithms without a technical application.

𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Consider other forms of Intellectual Property (IP):

 Copyright for the source code.

 Trade secret for the underlying algorithms.

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