Legal Articles Position of Software Patents in UK January 8, 2012 / March 17, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Statutory Background Keeping in mind the exclusive rights that need to be attributed to an inventor, the UK Patent Act, 1977 was enacted. The , 1977 is the main patent law in the UK. It sets out the legal rights and duties for UK patents and patent applications and how UK law relates to the […] Read more » ambit of “technicality” Common Law Development Comptroller General Of Patents EPC European Patent Convention European Patent Convention 1973 Patent Co¬operation Treaty PCT Position of Software Patents Position of Software Patents in UK Software Patent UK Patent Act 1977