Patent decision

BL number

O/480/22

Concerning rights in

GB 1507342.2

Hearing Officer

Mr P Mason

Decision date

6 June 2022

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Wordplay (UK) Ltd

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 Section 1(2)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a computer implemented method for identifying units of redundant code in a system having a main code-base, which code-base include a set of deployable units each of which are loadable. The method comprises creating a list of required deployable units and comparing this to a list of available deployable units to identify potentially redundant deployable units.

The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan four step test and considered the five AT&T/CVON signposts. He identified the contribution of the independent claims does not make a technical contribution and that the claims are excluded from patentability as a computer program as such. The application was refused under section 18(3).

Full decision O/480/22 407Kb