{"id":1536,"date":"2012-06-12T10:18:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T08:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/project\/software-patents-and-copyrights-a-curse-or-a-blessing-for-mid-sized-companies\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T23:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:01:29","slug":"software-patents-and-copyrights-a-curse-or-a-blessing-for-mid-sized-companies","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/en\/project\/software-patents-and-copyrights-a-curse-or-a-blessing-for-mid-sized-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Software patents and copyrights: a curse or a blessing for mid-sized companies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can smaller businesses ensure that during software development, they are not taken advantage of by cooperation partners, without having to spend enormous sums on patent attorneys? What about the licenses of the so-called Open Source Initiative? Can they still make a profit for themselves, then? And what needs to be considered in development collaborations?<\/p>\n<p>These questions were addressed by:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patents and Software \u2013 An Introduction<\/strong> <br \/>Dr. Conny Clausen,<br \/>Saarland Universities\u2019 Patent Marketing Agency (PVA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protection of Intellectual Property in Cooperation Agreements<\/strong><br \/>Axel Koch,<br \/>Saarland Universities\u2019 Patent Marketing Agency (PVA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freedoms in Copyright Protection<\/strong><br \/>Cordula Hildebrandt,<br \/>Attorney<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/business-people-handshake-greeting-deal-at-work_1024706.htm\">www.freepik.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p> Posted on 12.06.2012 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can smaller businesses ensure that during software development, they are not taken advantage of by cooperation partners, without having to spend enormous sums on patent attorneys? 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