Software patent applications


  • Introduction

    • What is a Computer Implemented Invention (CII)?

    • Typical examples

  • Main patentability hurdles

    • EPO:

      • Art. 52(2), (3) (‘as such not seen as a patentable invention’)

      • Art. 56 (‘Solving a technical problem’, ‘Technical contribution’), treatment of technical and non-technical features

      • Looking in more detail at artificial intelligence, mathematical algorithms and presentation of information

    • US: USC 35 101 (‘Alice’)

  • Drafting best practices

    • Claims:

      • Ensuring single-party infringeability

      • Unity, multiple independent claims

    • Claim categories to consider

    • Claimed entities to consider

      • Method considerations

      • System/device considerations: stand-alone vs. distributed system/device

    • Ensuring sufficient feature level scope

      • Functional vs. structural

      • Hardware vs. software

    • Description:

      • Sufficient disclosure of invention

      • Algorithms and flow-charts

      • Structural support for functional features (USC 35 112f)

      • Test results

Course fee


  • 1-day IP Masterclass Computer Implemented Inventions: price to be determined. Please contact DeltaPatents.


Registration fee and VAT information


  • An administrative fee of € 125 is charged for every booking. If more than one course is booked at the same time, only one administrative fee will be charged

  • All fees are excluding 21% VAT