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Light at the end of the tunnel for Computer-Related Inventions?
Examination of computer-related inventions (CRIs) by the Indian Patent Office is perceived to be ambiguous. However, certain recent decisions of the Controller highlight the emerging consistency in examination of CRIs. The technical problem-solution using technical means approach as well as the technical contribution approach has been accepted by the Controller in determination of patent-eligible subject matter. Discussing in depth three such decisions, the author of the article hopes that Indian Patent Office continues to apply the provisions of Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act in a balanced, transparent, and unambiguous manner consistent with the Guidelines for Examination of CRIs issued in February, 2016....
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