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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Apple Inc. (Patent) [2023] UKIntelP o029223 (28 March 2023)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2023/o029223.html
Cite as: [2023] UKIntelP o029223, [2023] UKIntelP o29223

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Patent decision

BL number
O/0292/23
Concerning rights in
GB2211038.1
Hearing Officer
Mr B Micklewright
Decision date
21 March 2023
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Apple Inc.
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 sections 1(1)(d), 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
O/1086/22

Summary

The invention related to a payment transaction system for a device such as a set-top box or smart TV whereby a proximate device is selected which is most likely to perform the payment transaction. The hearing officer found that the invention related to a method for doing business and a program for a computer as such and therefore refused the application.

Full decisionO/0292/23 PDF document 277Kb

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