Patent decision

BL number

O/125/04

Concerning rights in

GB0020097.2

Hearing Officer

Mr D McMunn

Decision date

7 May 2004

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Fujitsu Limited

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 Patents Act Section 1 (2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention concerns a system, method or computer program product for producing a list for linking items of work to be performed one after another during a period of time. The main embodiment related to performing a work schedule for assigning air crews to flights.

The hearing officer found that the invention was concerned with business methods, performing a mental act and programs for a computer and did not provide a technical contribution and therefore was excluded form being patented.

Full decision O/125/04 41Kb