Patent decision
- BL number
- O/080/06
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0218131.1
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 23 March 2006
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Overture Services Inc
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- O/078/06, O/079/06, O/081/06
Summary
The invention relates to an account monitoring system which allows a network based search engine provider to provide account information to various advertisers in order to prevent overcharging and taking into account fraudulent charges. This was held to be a method of doing business and a computer program. (CFPH LLC’s Application [2006] RPC 5 followed.)
Full decision O/080/06 30Kb