03/07/09
Appeals over patentability of software continue to fail in UK
In recent weeks, an English High Court judge has dismissed two appeals by telecommunications service provider AT&T Knowledge Ventures LP and innovation company CVON Innovations Ltd that their claimed inventions were excluded subject matter.
The appeals once again raise questions regarding the scope of exclusions from patentability, as governed by section 1(2) of the Patents Act 1977 (UKPA) and Article 52 of the European Patent Convention (EPC).
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