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[News] Another Acid Test for Patents

Exclusions from patentability ? The Court of Appeal sets a four stage test 

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| This decision concerns the proper application of the exclusions
| to patentability under Article 52 of the European Patent Convention
| (EPC) and in particular the exclusions concerning computer
| implemented inventions and methods of doing business. The proper
| approach to this area of the law was recently thoroughly discussed
| and reformulated by Deputy Judge Prescott QC in CFPH and has since
| been the subject of a string of cases1 . There are also numerous
| decisions of the European Patent Office in this area, but these
| are inconsistent in important respects. Accordingly, this is an
| area fraught with difficulty. Therefore, a review by the Court of
| Appeal has been awaited with particular interest.
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