Patent decision

BL number

O/0414/23

Concerning rights in

GB1813684.6

Hearing Officer

Mr P Thorpe

Decision date

4 May 2023

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

ImageNPay UK Limited

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 s1(2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to a method and system for enabling a user to purchase a product associated with a brand after viewing a media item, such as an image or video, on social media. The media item is, for example, an endorsement or sponsorship of the product and is distributed via a content distributor server. The Hearing Officer found the claimed invention to be excluded as a method of doing business and as a program for a computer. The application was refused

Full decision O/0414/23 337Kb