Maths you can patent: introducing an asymptotic computational complexity standard in software patent eligibility analysis under European, UK and US patent law KU Leuven
The patent system aims to promote the progress in useful arts by rewarding inventive technical contributions. Practically every field of technology today is driven by software and most Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) inventions are indeed computer-implemented. Since the dawn of the software industry, however, the patent system has been perceived as an imperfect fit for software inventions for at least two reasons.
The first is ...