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Would a virtual “difference engine” (i.e. computer) be patent eligible?
The invention is a difference engine, a new type of computer that produces a very specific output. The rules governing the difference engine are entirely novel, as is the output.
But the ...
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Section 101 - Computer Implemented Invention
Can anyone point me to recent (post-Alice) successful examination responses to section 101 for computer implemented inventions (software patents). I am currently prosecuting a s101 objection for a ...
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Can patents on computer file formats be obtained?
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When talking about file formats (= data formats intended for files), it is easy to confuse the data format and the algorithm used to produce or decode this format. This is mostly due to the ...
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Patent application US20120203725 conflicting with a older publication
This patent application claims that the collaborative merging of brain signals is a new invention. However, in an article by Yijun Wang and Tzyy-Ping Jung entitled "A Collaborative Brain-Computer ...
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Computer Software patent applications rejected in the UK - Can it still be granted in Europe/US?
I understand Europe/US have relaxed the regulations surrounding computer software patents, whilst the UK remains somewhat rigid. Thus, would it stand that if such an application was rejected in the UK ...
