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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2008-CIPA: Patent Attorney's landmark victory prompts UKIPO policy re-think on computer-implemented inventions(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:31012008
In a test case before the High Court in London, a patent attorney has succeeded in overturning recent changes to the UK IPO's policy on computer-implemented inventions.
The court's ruling paves the way for British companies to secure cheaper and quicker patent protection in the UK.
The appeal centred on a change of practice by the UK IPO (formerly the Patent Office) which severely restricted the ability of British companies to gain cost-effective patents for computer-implemented inventions. In November 2006, the UK IPO began to refuse patents that included claims to computer programs that implemented technical inventions, despite having previously regarded such claims as permissible. In the absence of such claims, patent owners were forced to rely on allegations of indirect infringement to protect their computer-implemented inventions, complicating enforcement and affording no protection... |
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