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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [2011] UKIntelP o36711 (26 October 2011)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/367/11
- Concerning rights in
- GB0807932.9
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs C L Davies
- Decision date
- 26 October 2011
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application is a method of matching data records from different sources that relate to the same entity. The method works by receiving clusters of data records from each source. Each record comprises a data item and an indication of the similarity between other records for the same entity. The records from each data source are then compared and the results of the comparison are used to decide which records relate to the same entity.
The Hearing Officer considered the four-step test in Aerotel/Macrossan in the light of Symbian and found the contribution to relate to a computer program as such, and having found no technical contribution, refused the application under Section 18(3).