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WMS Gaming Inc. (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o13713 (26 March 2013)

Patent decision

BL number
O/137/13
Concerning rights in
GB0921575.7
Hearing Officer
Mr S Brown
Decision date
26 March 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
WMS Gaming Inc.
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a system for displaying a web page having a plurality of icons, each icon allowing access to a corresponding wagering game under the control of one of a plurality of source servers. The Hearing Officer applied the Aerotel/Macrossan test and decided that the contribution made by the invention fell solely within excluded matter. He also considered the decisions in Symbian, Gemstar v Virgin, and AT&T Knowledge Ventures LP and CVON and concluded that the contribution did not have a relevant technical effect. The application was refused as no more than a program for a computer as such.


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