Software-Related Patents:
Sweden
copyright 1997 Donald M. Cameron , Aird & Berlis
Contents
Statutes
The Swedish Patents Act (1967:837) excludes from patentable subject matter computer programs per se.
Regulations
There are no regulations that deal specifically with the patentability of software.
Case Law
The Supreme Administrative Court held in 1974 that a procedure for data processing did not constitute an invention. However, it is believed to be possible to protect an invention which implements a computer program.
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