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Maxwell Phillips [2006] UKIntelP o13306 (26 May 2006)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/133/06
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0410939.3
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 26 May 2006
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Maxwell Phillips
- Provisions discussed
- PA1977 Sections 1(1), 1(2) and 76
- Keywords
- Added subject matter, Excluded fields (refused), Novelty
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application which relates to a computer aided method of composing or inventing music was refused as a method of performing a mental act. The application discloses an alleged new way of graphically depicting the relationship between melody and harmony in a piece of music. CFPH followed.