PATENDIAMET Intellectual Proterty Protection Computerimplemented Inventions Traugott Lnme

PATENDIAMET Intellectual Proterty Protection Computer–implemented Inventions Traugott Läänmäe Physical Examination and Electrical Services Estonian Patent Office

PATENDIAMET Estonian contry e-government 2

PATENDIAMET State portal eesti. ee – citizen 3

PATENDIAMET Portal eesti. ee – enterpreneur 4

PATENDIAMET Internet area 5

PATENDIAMET Number of SMEs 2002 -2008 6

PATENDIAMET Number of utility models and disain 7

PATENDIAMET Utility model EE 00490 U 1 (firm Aquator) 8

PATENDIAMET Utility model EE 00541 (firm Neo. Qi) 9

PATENDIAMET E-Solutions International OÜ 10

PATENDIAMET Dispak OÜ (disain nr 00418) 11

PATENDIAMET Smartdust Solutions OÜ (traffic sensors) Smartdust Solutions (traffic sensors) 12

PATENDIAMET Tigma OÜ ELION AS Computers and Servers administration from distance 13

PATENDIAMET 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 14

PATENDIAMET Number of trade Marks 15

PATENDIAMET Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3, patent EE 04580 B 1 16

PATENDIAMET 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) Filed patent applications inc. EP, EE is growing • number of grant during the last 5 years per year 450 -600 17

PATENDIAMET 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 18

PATENDIAMET 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-IV 1. 2) 19

PATENDIAMET 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 20

PATENDIAMET 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 21

PATENDIAMET Estonian Patent Office • In Estonian Patent Office is called quality fullexamination system • By Estonian Patent Office works 12 patent examiner and 12 trademark experts 22

PATENDIAMET Thank You ! Traugott Läänmäe Physical Examination and Electrical Services Estonian Patent Office e-post : Traugott. Laanmae@epa. ee 23