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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
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Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o48022

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Patent decision

BL number
O/480/22
Concerning rights in
GB 1507342.2
Hearing Officer
Mr P Mason
Decision date
6 June 2022
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Wordplay (UK) Ltd
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a computer implemented method for identifying units of redundant code in a system having a main code-base, which code-base include a set of deployable units each of which are loadable. The method comprises creating a list of required deployable units and comparing this to a list of available deployable units to identify potentially redundant deployable units.

The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan four step test and considered the five AT&T/CVON signposts. He identified the contribution of the independent claims does not make a technical contribution and that the claims are excluded from patentability as a computer program as such. The application was refused under section 18(3).

Full decisionO/480/22 PDF document 407Kb

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