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Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o33122
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/331/22
- Concerning rights in
- GB 1804921.3
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Mason
- Decision date
- 20 April 2022
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Innoplexus AG
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to computer networks; and more specifically to a system that crawls a wide area computer network retrieving -˜contextual information-™ and organising the -˜contextual information-™ into one or more databases.
The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan four step test, considered the five AT&T/CVON signposts and found that the identified contribution of the independent claims does not make a technical contribution and that the claims are excluded from patentability as a computer program as such. The application was refused under section 18(3).
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