Is your computer-implemented business method patentable? The Full Federal Court dismisses Research Affiliates’ appeal

11 November 2014
A unanimous Full Federal Court has held that a computer implemented method of creating an investment index is not patentable, on the basis that the substance of the claimed invention – an abstract idea or scheme – is itself not patentable subject matter and just because the claimed invention could be implemented using a computer does not make it patentable.
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