Patent decision
- BL number
- O/321/07
- Concerning rights in
- GB0522406.8
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 1 November 2007
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Konami Corporation
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 section 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a game machine and gaming system in which play conditions are made more advantageous for a player when the player satisfies a prize requirement. The specific embodiment covers a horse racing type game. Amended claims were presented at the hearing which shifted the invention towards the control of odds within individual gaming machines connected together via a network. Although a full search of the invention had not been carried out, the hearing officer found that the alleged contribution made by the invention fell solely within the meaning of a method for doing business and the application was refused.
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