The claimants alleged patent infringement. The defendants denied infringement but also sought the revocation of the three patents for Electronic Programming Guides, involving the transfer of data from one computer disc to another.
Held: The invention had to have a physical effect outside the computer system.
Judges:
Mann J
Citations:
[2009] EWHC 3068 (Ch), [2010] RPC 10
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Intellectual Property
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.381525