The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4455805A1, titled "Software Architecture Method and Software Architecture." The application was filed by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and lists ZHOU, Zhenhua, ZHU, Xiaoxun, and WENG, Changwei as inventors. The publication date is March 11, 2026.

This publication represents a new patent application being made public. It does not impose new regulatory obligations on companies. However, entities involved in software development and patenting in the EU should be aware of this publication as it pertains to intellectual property within the scope of business methods and software architecture.