Kudos to China on Software Patents
March 1, 2017
Kudos to the Chinese patent system! According to newly clarified rules, business method inventions that include a technical feature will be patentable in China. It is surprising to me and many others that China and the EP now offer more predictable protection for software patents than the U.S.
For more information on the eligibility of software subject matter in China, see Richard Huang’s post — https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/china-lift-curbs-software-patents-april-1-2017-sipo-richard-huang
This post is from the software patent law blog www.patents4software.com