Patent decision

BL number

O/388/13

Concerning rights in

GB1103433.7

Hearing Officer

Mr B Micklewright

Decision date

27 September 2013

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

WMS Gaming, Inc.

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 sections 1(1)(d) and 1(2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention concerned transferring monetary amounts from a player’s casino account to a particular wagering game machine so that the player may sign into that machine and play the game. A mobile telephone interface was provided to the player which presented them with a map of the casino floor and players were able to drag and drop monetary amounts onto particular gaming machines. That amount was then transferred to the particular machine. The hearing officer found that the contribution lay wholly in the excluded fields of a program for a computer as such and a method of doing business as such and therefore refused the application.

Full decision O/388/13 72Kb