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Epic Systems Corporation [2006] UKIntelP o23606 (18 August 2006)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/236/06
Concerning rights in
GB 0428466.7
Hearing Officer
Mr A Bartlett
Decision date
18 August 2006
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Epic Systems Corporation
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 section 1(2) and 130(7)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application is concerned with improvements to GUIs for hospital database sytems. The GUI is adaptable according to different aspects of patient care and the activities of a user by using a modular framework with common visual elements.

The Hearing Officer found that the advance of the invention was a computer program as such according to Section 1(2) and the applications refused.


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