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Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (Patent) [2021] UKIntelP o00721 (14 January 2021)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2021/o00721.html
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/007/21
- Concerning rights in
- GB1618927.6
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 6 January 2021
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 S1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention relates to projecting battery usage on a device such as a computer or mobile phone. More specifically, it involves determining an estimated length of time for which a battery will power an apparatus based on a user selection of applications that they desire to use concurrently and on how long they wish to use each application for. Applying the Aerotel approach, the Hearing Officer found the invention to be excluded as a program for a computer. The application was refused.
Full decisionO/007/21
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