All change – UKIPO's practice in rejecting all computer program claims is wrong

Since a Court of Appeal judgment in October 2006 the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has been refusing computer program patent claims, despite allowing corresponding method and apparatus claims on the basis that they are computer programs "as such", and so excluded matter under Art 52(2) EPC.

Two decisions of the High Court have indicated that the UKIPO have misinterpreted the Court of Appeal judgment and that this practice is incorrect.

Find out more about the decision regarding computer program claims.