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WMS Gaming Inc. (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o13713 (26 March 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/137/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB0921575.7
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 26 March 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- WMS Gaming Inc.
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a system for displaying a web page having a plurality of icons, each icon allowing access to a corresponding wagering game under the control of one of a plurality of source servers. 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 decisions in Symbian, Gemstar v Virgin, and AT&T Knowledge Ventures LP and CVON and concluded that the contribution did not have a relevant technical effect. The application was refused as no more than a program for a computer as such.