In a recent case namely, Ferid Allani v.
Union of India & ors., the Hon'ble High
Court of Delhi has held that an invention even if based on a
computer program demonstrates a "technical effect" or a
"technical contribution" is patentable.
Brief Facts:
The present writ petition was filed before the Hon'ble High
Court of Delhi against IPAB's (Intellectual Property Appellate
Board) order, wherein the IPAB while confirming the order of Patent
Office rejected the Petitioner's patent application for
"method and device for accessing information sources and
services on the web".
The petitioner's application was rejected by the Patent
office on the ground that Claims 1-8 is a computer program and
does not constitute to be a patentable invention as defined in
Sub-section k of Section 3 of Patent Acts 1970 and Claimed
invention in Claims 9-14 lacks Novelty as well as Inventive
steps.
