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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/480/22
- Concerning rights in
- GB 1507342.2
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Mason
- Decision date
- 6 June 2022
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Wordplay (UK) Ltd
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a computer implemented method for identifying units of redundant code in a system having a main code-base, which code-base include a set of deployable units each of which are loadable. The method comprises creating a list of required deployable units and comparing this to a list of available deployable units to identify potentially redundant deployable units.
The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan four step test and considered the five AT&T/CVON signposts. He identified the 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).
Full decisionO/480/22 
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