国外软件类技术的可专利性研究

Research on the Patentability of Foreign Software Technology and the Implications

在欧洲软件类技术的不断发展过程中,关于软件类技术是否属于专利的保护客体,以及客体保护边界的界定问题,立法者、法官及律师经过漫长的思考和法律实践,历经反复的审视和琢磨,给出了一些研究和结论。从欧洲有关软件类技术的可专利性保护的角度,分析总结各个领域相关学者的看法,并从实践出发,提出我国目前存在的对软件类技术的可专利性问题。通过对比和思考,对我国软件类技术可专利性的立法修改提出一些建议。

Whether software technology falls in the scope of patent protection has long been debated among legislators, judges and lawyers in Europe. They also debated over the boundary of protection for the software technology. The paper sets out from the perspective of patentability of software technology in Europe, analyzes and summarizes the major views from different fields, compares them with China’s practical problems, and gives some suggestions on the legislation of software technology patentability in China.