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Barrodale Computing Services Ltd. [2011] UKIntelP o43711 (6 December 2011)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/437/11
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0900967.1
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 6 December 2011
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Barrodale Computing Services Ltd.
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a method of compressing databases. 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.