Software-Related Patents:
Poland
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Statutes
Article 2, paragraph 5 of the Polish Law on Inventiveness of October 19, 1972 (Dz. U. of 1984. No. 33, item 177) computer programs are not patentable. It is believed however that the provision does not exclude the patentability of an invention which includes the use of a computer program as a process control.
Regulations
There are no regulations that deal specifically with the patentability of software.
Case Law
There is no case law that deals specifically with the patentability of software.
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