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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2007 124(4):162-165; doi:10.1093/rpc/2007rpc8
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[2007] R.P.C. 8

PATENT OFFICE: PRACTICE NOTE

Patent Office: Practice Note

Patents Act 1977: Patentable subject matter

[2007] R.P.C. 8

This notice announces an immediate change in the way patent examiners will assess whether inventions are for patentable subject matter. The change results from the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in the matters of Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd and Macrossan's Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371 (236Kb) (Aerotel/Macrossan).

Key Words: Excluded subject matter • Patentability • Patentable subject matter • Practice Notes


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