Though a computer program could not be patentable itself, the words ‘as such’ in the Patents Convention limited that exclusion, and a computer program properly said to produce a further technical effect was capable of protection by patent. Citations: Times 15-Apr-1999 Statutes: European Patents Convention 1973 Art 52(2) 52(3) Jurisdiction: European Intellectual Property Updated: 08 … Continue reading In re IBM’s European Patent Application No 96 305 851 6: EPC 15 Apr 1999