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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2006 123(9):293-298; doi:10.1093/rpc/2006rpc7
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[2006] R.P.C. 7

SHOPALOTTO.COM LTD'S APPLICATION

Patents Court

(Pumfrey J.): June 23 and November 7, 20051

[2005] EWHC 2416 (Pat); [2006] R.P.C. 7

Patent—Application—Computer configured to provide a lottery playable via the Internet—Whether a patentable invention—Whether a claim to a computer program—Whether a claim to a game—Application refused—Appeal to Patents Court—Whether Official Ruling 1926(A) a valid guide—Correct approach to patentability—Assessment of relevant "technical contribution"—Whether patentability could be ascertained before prior art search carried out.

Key Words: Applications • Exclusion • Inventions • Patentability • Patents • Software • Technical effect

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


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