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Barrodale Computing Services Ltd. [2011] UKIntelP o43711 (6 December 2011)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/437/11
Concerning rights in
GB 0900967.1
Hearing Officer
Mr S Brown
Decision date
6 December 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Barrodale Computing Services Ltd.
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a method of compressing databases. 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 the Court of Appeal decision in Symbian and the decision in AT&T & Cvon and concluded that the contribution did not have a relevant technical effect. The application was refused as being a program for a computer as such.


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