UPDATE on Hoffmann · Eitle Newsletter 8/2008 - Patentability of Computer Inventions in the UK Autor: David Sproston On 8 October 2008, the UK Court of Appeal issued a decision in Symbian Limited and Comptroller General of Patents which clarified the test for assessing the patentability of computer program inventions in the UK. In the Hoffmann · Eitle Newsletter 8/2008, author David Sproston, member of our London office, reviewed the different approaches to assessing computer program inventions in the EPO and the UK, as well as explaining the findings and implications of the new UK Court of Appeal decision. That newsletter can be found HERE. On 22 October 2008, the President of the EPO, Alison Brimelow, submitted a referral on a point of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning the patentability of computer program inventions (click HERE to read more about it in the News section of www.HoffmannEitle.com). In light of the EPO President's referral, the newsletter has been updated. The update is available for download by clicking on the link provided below. Download available: Click HE_Newsletter_08-2008_updated.pdf (1372648 bytes) · back to digest