ASSESSING THE APPLICATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE INDUSTRY RESPONSE

Abstract

Software has been continually developed to comply with new technologies around the world by programmers or software engineers. In doing so, they have intended to create tools facilitating people in many activities, such as working, communication, and learning through either online or offline channels. For industry, software is an important system applied in the processing of hardware. As can be seen, software has been developed every day, such as for knowledge, processing, prototypes, and alogism. Nonetheless, there is an absence of legal mechanisms used to protect programmers' or software engineers' rights. Hence, Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are the crucial mechanism in protecting such rights in the software industry. In some aspects, software products are able to be processed through registrable and non-registrable schemes. However, the legal mechanisms for IPRs protection are still problematic. Consequently, this article will explore such concepts under the laws of the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.