The present work aims at giving an account of the patenting behaviour in the software sector, focusing on the European Union and pointing out issues regarding a trade-off which would support a policy attitude in favour of a wider diffusion of the Open Source model.

Software patents and open source software in the European Union: Evidences of a trade-off? / F. Rentocchini, G. De Prato (IFIP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING). - In: Open source systems / [a cura di] E. Damiani, B. Fitzgerald, W. Scacchi, M. Scotto, G. Succi. - [s.l] : Springer, 2006. - ISBN 0387342257. - pp. 349-351 [10.1007/0-387-34226-5_41]

Software patents and open source software in the European Union: Evidences of a trade-off?

F. Rentocchini;
2006

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The present work aims at giving an account of the patenting behaviour in the software sector, focusing on the European Union and pointing out issues regarding a trade-off which would support a policy attitude in favour of a wider diffusion of the Open Source model.
Settore SECS-P/02 - Politica Economica
Settore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle Imprese
2006
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