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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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India rejects patent on Pfizer’s arthritis drug

“The invention disclosed and claimed in the instant application … is not considered as an invention under the provisions of the Act,” Bharat NS, an assistant controller at the patent office, wrote in an order dated 3 September. Pfizer is reviewing its …
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