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Mistakes to Avoid When Filing Computer-Implemented Invention Patents at the EPO

If the invention is initially claimed only in broad terms, the examiner may narrowly read the claims to avoid prior art. If such mistakes are made, the subject-matter is claimed too broadly from the beginning and the examiner may unable to identify what and where to search. This can lead to lengthy prosecution.
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How to Help an EPO Examiner and Improve Your Odds of Patenting a Computer-Implemented Invention

“What matters is defining the essential features that contribute to the technical effect of the invention at a sufficient level of detail, even if these features, considered individually, are of …
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Full Federal Court rejects patent for computer-implemented invention

On 11 December 2015, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 177 has confirmed that a scheme or idea implemented on a generic computer, using standard software and hardware, is …
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CIPO issues examiner guideline for computer-implemented inventions (PN 2013 … – Lexology (registration)

CIPO issues examiner guideline for computer-implemented inventions (PN 2013
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After some prior iterations and commentary from the patent bar, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published a practice note dealing with computer-implemented inventions on March 8, 2013. The practice note is meant to clarify the position

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