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Intuit Inc. [2010] UKIntelP o38410 (4 November 2010)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/384/10
Concerning rights in
GB 0812561.9
Hearing Officer
Mr S Brown
Decision date
4 November 2010
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Intuit Inc.
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a method for upgrading software by monitoring usage and enabling the use of a simpler program where suitable.

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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