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Cite as: [2023] UKIntelP o046123, [2023] UKIntelP o46123
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/0461/23
- Concerning rights in
- GB1903234.1
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 17 May 2023
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- IGT Global Solutions Corporation & IGT
- Provisions discussed
- Section 1(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to the generation, distribution, tracking and redemption of lottery tickets in a lottery system. In accordance with the guidance set out by the Court of Appeal in Aerotel, the hearing officer found that the contribution made by the invention related to the use of conventional blockchain technology in a lottery system in order to improve resistance to tampering. The hearing officer found this to be a business consideration implemented by way of a computer program, so refused the application.
Full decisionO/0461/23 
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