Richtlinienvorschlag („Gemeinsamer Standpunkt“)
des Europäischen Rats vom 18.5.2004
Artikel 5(2):
A claim to a computer program, either on its own or on a carrier, shall not be allowed unless that program would, when loaded and executed in a computer, programmed computer network or other programmable apparatus, put into force a product or process claimed in the same patent application in accordance with paragraph 1.
int patentierbar (Software x) { if (macht_das_was_im_Patent_steht (x)) return 1; return 0; } int macht_das_was_im_Patent_steht (Software x) { return 1; }