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Q Software Global Limited (Patent) [2011] UKIntelP o12011 (29 March 2011)
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Q Software Global Limited [2011] UKIntelP o12011 (29 March 2011)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/120/11
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0617836.2
- Hearing Officer
- Miss J Pullen
- Decision date
- 29 March 2011
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Q Software Global Limited
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a security system for preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to computer programs and data sources. The system uses a set of templates defined by business role or job function, one or more of which can be assigned to any user to define their access rights. When more than one template is assigned to a user, their security rules can conflict. Conflicting rules can be identified and altered if necessary. The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan test, as modified by Symbian, and decided that the contribution made by the invention fell solely within excluded matter. She also concluded that the contribution did not have a relevant technical effect. The application was refused as being a program for a computer as such.