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Vortaloptics Inc. [2008] UKIntelP o23408 (11 August 2008)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/234/08
Concerning rights in
GB 0606301.0
Hearing Officer
Mr S Brown
Decision date
11 August 2008
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Vortaloptics Inc.
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a system for sorting and displaying search results from a plurality of indexes.

The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan test and decided that the contribution made by the invention fell solely within excluded matter. He also considered Symbian and concluded that the contribution was not technical in nature as set out in the fourth step of the Aerotel/Macrossan test. The application was refused as being a program for a computer as such.


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