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Uncertainty for computer program patents after the Astron Clinica and Symbian judgments of 2008
Guth, Jessica
Guth, Jessica
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2008
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The decision of the High Court in Astron Clinica Limited
and others v The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs
and Trade Marks(1) in January 2008 by the Honourable
Mr. Justice Kitchin aligns the United Kingdom patent
office with the European patent office(2), by overturning
the practice of rejecting computer programs patents.
The importance of this case was confirmed by the practice
note released on the 7th of February 2008 by the UK
patent office which indicated that the decision would not
be appealed. However, the area is by no means settled
with the decision in Symbian in March 2008 casting uncertainly
on the Astron Clinica decision and the Aerotel/
Macrossan four step test.
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Guth, J. (ed.)(2008). Uncertainty for computer program patents after the Astron Clinica and Symbian judgments of 2008. Bradford, Bradford University Law School. Law in Brief, Issue 3.
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