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In this set of examples, we will try to set out the criteria which an inventor should bear in mind when attempting to decide on the appropriate type of protection to apply for when his invention relates to a database. We will first define what a database and a database management system are and then the different possibilities to get intellectual protection for these two objects. The focus will be, via three examples, on patent protection for database management system, database intellectual protection being normally covered by copyright and specific rights (sui generis). The importance of the content of the original patent application in order to increase your chances of obtaining a patent even if the patent examiner is at first negatively minded will also be discussed.
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Closa, D., Gardiner, A., Giemsa, F., Machek, J. (2010). Database and Database Management System. In: Patent Law for Computer Scientists. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05078-7_5
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