Patent decision

BL number

O/189/11

Concerning rights in

GB0907334.7

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

8 June 2011

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Logined BV

Provisions discussed

Section 1(2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a method for accessing data stored in a database in such a way that avoids the need to append access permissions to the data or to data tables stored therein. The method also allows access entitlements to be determined in a relational database on the basis of workflows rather than on individual tables.The Hearing Officer found that the invention relates to a program for a computer and lacks the necessary technical contribution required for patentability. The application was refused.

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