Title :
Intellectual property protection for e-business methods
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Law, Hong Kong Univ.
Abstract :
Business methods (BMs) deserve intellectual property law protection. National laws, however, are divergent on whether BMs are patentable. U.S. is a leading country in granting patent to BMs, while Europe and China retain BMs exclusion but allow patent when BMs possess "technicality". Unification of laws on BM patenting is much needed, but the feasibility is in great doubt
Keywords :
electronic commerce; industrial property; legislation; e-business methods; intellectual property protection; national laws; Business; Companies; Computer networks; Costs; Europe; Intellectual property; Law; Manuals; Protection; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
E-Commerce Technology for Dynamic E-Business, 2004. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2206-8
DOI :
10.1109/CEC-EAST.2004.42
