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Fujitsu Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o03104 (2 February 2004)
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Fujitsu Limited [2004] UKIntelP o03104 (2 February 2004)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/031/04
- Concerning rights in
- GB9902887.0
- Hearing Officer
- Mr A Bartlett
- Decision date
- 2 February 2004
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Fujitsu Limited
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 s1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application concerns a system to enable semiconductor design information (IP) to be shared efficiently over a computer network by registered users. Each piece of semiconductor IP includes the detailed design information, a catalog portion to enable items meeting a users search criteria to be located and supplementary information to enable the user to select the most suitable piece from those meeting his general requirements.
The hearing officer found that the invention was concerned with administrative processes of the sort considered to fall within the business method exclusion and moreover that it made no technical contribution.