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WMS Gaming, Inc (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o51313 (19 December 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/513/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB1301971.6
- Hearing Officer
- Mr J Houlihan
- Decision date
- 19 December 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- WMS Gaming, Inc
- Provisions discussed
- Section 1(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- O/388/13
Summary
The alleged invention relates to a wagering game network where mobile phones are used to transfer funds to gaming machines in casinos. In particular, it allows payments to be made to a gaming machine either before or after the player has signed onto the machine. The Hearing Officer found that the actual contribution of the invention related entirely to a method of doing business, which as it was implemented by a computer, also related to a computer program, as such. The invention was therefore excluded by section 1(2) and the application was refused.