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26 May 2009, 4:05 am
Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd and others [2009] EWCA Civ 408; [2009] WLR (D) 171 “A patentee seeking to rely on commercial success as an indicator of non-obviousness in order to rebut an allegation of its patent being obvious over prior art had to establish that the commercial success relied on was due to [...] [read post]
21 May 2009, 12:00 am
Aerotel does not itself make or sell anything. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 2:04 am
The UK Court of Appeal's recent judgment in the matters of Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd (and others) and Macrossan's Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371 ("Aerotel/Macrossan") (236Kb) proposed a new test for assessing whether inventions such as business methods relate to patentable subject matter. [read post]
20 May 2009, 7:18 am
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Revenue & Customs v Proctor & Gamble UK [2009] EWCA Civ 407 (20 May 2009) Yesiloz v London Borough of Camden & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 415 (20 May 2009) Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 408 (20 May 2009) Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd & Ors v Coutinho [...] [read post]
25 Nov 2017, 4:10 pm by Mark Summerfield
  Two of these decisions, Todd Martin [2017] APO 33 and Rokt Pte Ltd [2017] APO 34 have now resulted in appeals to the Federal Court of Australia: Todd Martin v The Commissioner of Patents, QUD374/2017; and Rokt Pte Ltd v The Commissioner of Patents, NSD1292/2017.Furthermore, in the most recent twist of fate for bemused patent applicants, the Patent Office appears to have adopted a version of the England and Wales Court of Appeals’ four-step test for patentable subject… [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 3:35 am
I have commented on some of some of those cases in articles and case notes on this or one of my other blogs: Topic Court Case Transcript Issues Comment Patents Court of Appeal Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd [read post]
17 May 2012, 3:01 am
The authorities of Aerotel v Telco Holdings Ltd (see katpost here) and Symbian Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents (katpost here) were solemnly invoked [if you're really interested, one of the all-time great katposts, by our former and much-admired colleague David Pearce -- a.k.a. the legendary Tufty -- should be perused here]. [read post]
23 Feb 2007, 5:58 am
This is a direct result of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Aerotel/Macrossan. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 4:14 am
(via Arne Kolb) After the landmark ruling in Astron Clinica Ltd & Other, the UK IP Office has issued an amended notice with regards to patentable subject matter. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 9:54 am
The much anticipated Court of Appeal judgment in  Symbian Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents has now arrived*, and is available from BAILII here. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 3:25 am
There's Baigent v Random House Group Ltd, a.k.a. the Da Vinci Files case, and there's also the Court of Appeal's much pronounced-upon pronouncement in Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd/re Macrossan's application.IPKat posts on Da Vinci here and hereIPKat posts on Macrossan and its impact here, here, here, here, here, here and hereIf you have harboured any delusions that European Union consumer policy might in any way be connected with… [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 12:39 am
The good news is that the UK-IPO has declared that it will appeal the ruling, as it is clear that the judge did not follow the Aerotel/Macrossan test. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 4:23 pm
Accordingly, following the four-step test in Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd; Macrossan’s Patent Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371, if the invention makes a contribution that is technical in nature, then the invention may be patentable, subject to other objections to patentability – novelty, inventive step etc. [read post]
4 Jul 2007, 6:23 am
Following Peter's post on the High Court decision in IGT v Comptroller [2007] EWHC 1341 (Pat), a November 2006 decision of the European Patent Office ("EPO") Board of Appeal (T 0152/04) has just come to light which holds, in no uncertain terms, that the Court of Appeal decision in Aerotel Ltd. v Telco Holdings Ltd & Ors Rev 1 [2006] EWCA Civ 1371 is bad law. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 12:50 am
The IPKat's eagle eye spotted Lunan Group Ltd v Edwin Co Ltd, which was lurking on LexisNexis Butterworth's subscription service. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 4:49 am by Mark Summerfield
  In these decisions, the Patent Office is continuing to apply its adaptation of the England and Wales Court of Appeals’ four-step test for patentable subject matter, as set out in Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd; Macrossan’s Application, [2006] EWCA Civ 1371 (Aerotel/Macrossan), despite a lack of any clear authority for this approach in Australia.Meanwhile, one of two Federal Court appeals of Patent Office decisions has been terminated following… [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 1:23 am
The ruling then goes on to apply Aerotel's test. [read post]
24 Oct 2006, 6:52 am
This Friday, 27 October, at 9.45am - and not a minute earlier - the Court of Appeal for England and Wales gives its judgments in the two appeals of Macrossan v Comptroller General and Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd and others. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 4:42 am
We now have a decision, and it may prove to be quite an important shift in the practice at the Intellectual Property Office.The case is Astron Clinica Ltd & Others v The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2008] EWHC 85 (Pat) . [read post]