4. Similarities in development stages

4.1 Design

This situation arises when the author of a software product has started with a new idea, designed a truly original product on the basis of this idea, and feels that he has been cheated.

The number of cases that reach the courts in this context is low. For this type of litigation to occur, two conditions must be met: the market must be highly targeted, and the product must be highly original in its conception. Only a highly targeted market can give rise to a concept that is likely to find a highly original application. Today, it's hard to see what original...