- Case number
- (T)CMA(PT) 109/2023
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Date of judgment
- Judge
- Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
- Outcome
- Remanded
Headnote
A refusal under section 3(k) as a business method was set aside. The claims were for concealing a purchaser's physical address in e-commerce transactions by deploying software, hardware and firmware for data privacy and protection, and although using the invention might form part of an enterprise's business method, the monopoly claimed was not in respect of a business method. Under paragraph 4.5.2 of the 2017 CRI Guidelines a claim is a business method only if it is one in substance.
Disposition
Set aside and remanded for reconsideration. No opinion expressed on the merits except on the business method conclusion.
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