Intellectual Proterty Protection Computer–implemented Inventions

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Intellectual Proterty Protection

Computer–implemented Inventions

Traugott LäänmäePhysical Examination and Electrical Services

Estonian Patent Office

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Estonian contry e-government

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State portal eesti.ee – citizen

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Portal eesti.ee – enterpreneur

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Internet area

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Number of SMEs 2002-2008

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Number of utility models and disain

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PATENDIAMETUtility model EE00490U1 (firm Aquator)

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Utility model EE00541 (firm NeoQi)

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E-Solutions International OÜ

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Dispak OÜ (disain nr 00418)

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Smartdust Solutions (traffic sensors)

Smartdust Solutions OÜ (traffic sensors)

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Tigma OÜ ELION ASComputers and Servers administration from distance

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Computer-implemented Market and Computer-licenses

All computers, servers or servers system put on the market only together Software –licenses. Every in the Register carryed firma have legal Computer licenses

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Number of trade Marks

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Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3, patent EE04580B1

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Number of patents and appeals • number of appeals

(patent and utility model) per year

0-1-2

• rejection 20-50 patent per year (inc. EP, US, JP patents)

• number of grant per year 450-600

Filed patent applications inc. EP, EE is growing during the last 5 years

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Computer–implemented Inventions

Computer–implemented invention is- an invention whose implementation

involves the use of computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus

- with features realised wholly or partly by means of a computer

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Computer–implemented Inventions and technical character

Further requirement for patentability:

the invention must be of “technical character” to the extent that it

-must relate to technical problem

-must concern a technical field

-must have technical features in terms of which the matter for which protection is sought can be defined in the claim (EPC Guidelines C-IV1.2)

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Computer-implemented non-Inventions

-programms for computer

-typically represent abstract concept devoid of any technical implication

-non technical character , non technical features,

non technical aspects/process or non technical effect

-processing non-physical data (business data, text)

• selling, trading, insurance, order placement and management, controlling payment and delivery content, calculation of pension, aesthetical effects

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Computer–implemented business method (business model or process)

Clearly techn. aspects Non techn. aspects- server, terminal business process

- communicat. network business method

- server processing business model

- data in database instructions

- server process. result admin. process

- server accessing data calculating the price

- server transmit., receiving ordering content

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Estonian Patent Office

•In Estonian Patent Office is called quality full-examination system

• By Estonian Patent Office works 12 patent examiner and 12 trademark experts

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Thank You !Traugott Läänmäe

Physical Examination and Electrical Services Estonian Patent Office

e-post : Traugott.Laanmae@epa.ee