Computer programs are not patentable in Europe. http://www.epo.org/patents/law/legal-texts/html/epc/2000/e/ar52.html
(1) European patents shall be granted for any inventions, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application. (2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1: (a) discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods; (b) aesthetic creations; (c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers; (d) presentations of information. (3) Paragraph 2 shall exclude the patentability of the subject-matter or activities referred to therein only to the extent to which a European patent application or European patent relates to such subject-matter or activities as such. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mr. Duke Jones To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Footprint Intellectual Property Julian, it appears they have just registered the name which would prevent you from using or referring to similar type name in your charts. However, they may have qualified for a patent as Lehman did for a concept as referenced in this article http://seekingalpha.com/article/64547-lehman-patents-market-prediction-methods However, it does not appear to state a patent number anywhere in its material. Regards, Duke Jones, CMT On Sep 25, 2009, at 3:39 AM, jooleanlogic wrote: I've been working on my own footprint charts for Amibroker and was just curious about the patents Market Delta claims: http://www.marketdelta.com/Footprint_Chart_Vend Any IP guru's here that could explain to what extent this kind of patent would reach? Is just the Footprint name Trademarked or have they actually patented the chart type? I.e. A coloured rectangle on screen that shows bid vs ask price. That seems fairly crazy to me, yet they license the idea out at $25 per user. Is the candle patented? :) Regards, Julian. Regards, Duke Jones, CMT
