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Fujitsu Limited [2004] UKIntelP o12504 (7 May 2004)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/125/04
Concerning rights in
GB0020097.2
Hearing Officer
Mr D McMunn
Decision date
7 May 2004
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Fujitsu Limited
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Patents Act Section 1 (2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention concerns a system, method or computer program product for producing a list for linking items of work to be performed one after another during a period of time. The main embodiment related to performing a work schedule for assigning air crews to flights.

The hearing officer found that the invention was concerned with business methods, performing a mental act and programs for a computer and did not provide a technical contribution and therefore was excluded form being patented.


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