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Vortaloptics Inc. [2008] UKIntelP o23408 (11 August 2008)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/234/08
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0606301.0
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 11 August 2008
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Vortaloptics Inc.
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a system for sorting and displaying search results from a plurality of indexes.
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 Symbian and concluded that the contribution was not technical in nature as set out in the fourth step of the Aerotel/Macrossan test. The application was refused as being a program for a computer as such.