Z:gnu-www-ja-europes-unitary-patent--975839-The Commission's text was writ/en

The Commission's text was written in a sneaky way: when read by laymen, it appeared to forbid patents on pure software ideas, because it required a patent application to have a physical aspect. However, it did not require the &ldquo;inventive step&rdquo;, the advance that constitutes a patentable &ldquo;invention&rdquo;, to be physical.