“… quoted paragraphs 288, 289 above). To address it one needs to take a step back. In IPCom and in an earlier decision of mine cited in IPCom, Philips v Nintendo [2014] EWHC 1959 (Pat), the question arose how to approach claims written using means plus function language in the context of programmable computer systems – like games consoles (Ph…”
“…a number of earlier first instance decisions concerning computer-implemented inventions, including Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Nintendo of Europe GmbH [2014] EWHC 1959 (Pat). In that case Birss J (as he then was) said:…”