Computer technology invention – CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 1168
When the invention in substance lies in the application of computer technology (for example a technical solution to a technical problem) or in an improvement in computer technology, it will generally be considered patent eligible, subject to other requirements. For example, a claim directed to computer processing apparatus for assembling text in Chinese language characters […]
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Mathematical Formula in International Business Machines Corporation v Commissioner of Patents (1991) 22 IPR 417
The use of a mathematical formula in a computer to produce an improved curve image was held to be patentable, since the production of the improved curve image is a commercially useful effect in computer graphics. Specifically Burchett J found: “Although there was nothing new about the mathematics of the invention what was new was […]
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Mathematical Algorithms
A mathematical algorithm is a procedure for solving a given mathematical problem, commonly applied in the field of computer software related inventions. In Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 120, the Full Court stated: “It has long been accepted that ‘intellectual information’, a mathematical algorithm, mere working directions and a scheme without effect are […]
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