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Intuit Inc. [2010] UKIntelP o38410 (4 November 2010)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/384/10
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0812561.9
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 4 November 2010
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Intuit Inc.
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a method for upgrading software by monitoring usage and enabling the use of a simpler program where suitable.
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 the Court of Appeal decision in Symbian and the decision in AT&T & Cvon and concluded that the contribution did not have a relevant technical effect. The application was refused as being a program for a computer as such.