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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2006 123(8):259-288; doi:10.1093/rpc/2006rpc5
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[2006] R.P.C. 5

CFPH LLC'S APPLICATION

Patents Court

(Peter Prescott Q.C. sitting as a deputy judge): March 17 and July 21, 20051

[2005] EWHC 1589 Pat; [2006] R.P.C. 5

Patent—Application—Networked interactive wagering on the outcomes of events—Whether mere provision of improved transactional process over a computer network—Whether excluded from patentability as a "method of doing business"—Application refused—Appeal to Patents Court—Policy reasons behind exclusions—Comments on different tests applied by UK and European Patent Offices—Rejection of "technical contribution" test applied by UK Patent Office—Formulation of two-step test for patentability.

Key Words: Business method • European Patent Office • Inventions • Patentability • Patentable subject matter • Patents

1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.


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