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Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o107222
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/1072/22
- Concerning rights in
- GB1804476.8
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 7 December 2022
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Limited
- Provisions discussed
- The Patents Act 1977, section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a method of searching for videogame activities for users having only a limited amount of time available. The application was referred to a hearing officer for a decision on the papers. The hearing officer found that the invention was excluded as a computer program and refused the application
Full decisionO/1072/22 
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