Patent decision

BL number

O/0954/23

Concerning rights in

GB2019779.4

Hearing Officer

Mr P Thorpe

Decision date

5 October 2023

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Siemens Mobility Limited

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 s1(2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to a tool for enabling passengers to avoid travelling on excessively crowded transport services. The tool enables a passenger to select in advance which service to use based on predicted occupancy levels of a number of suitable services. Whilst the tool is described in relation to train services, it may also be applicable to other transport services, such as coach, ferry or air travel. The Hearing Officer found the invention to be excluded as both a method of doing business and as a program for a computer. The relevance of S2(3) prior art for assessing the contribution was briefly commented on.

Full decision O/0954/23 321Kb