The IPAB upheld the rejection of a patent application involving mathematical methods under section 3(ka) of the Indian Patents Act. This decision clarifies the exclusion of mathematical methods from patentable subject matter in India, aligning with recent draft guidelines.
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Inventive Step – Technical Advance
The post analyses an IPAB decision on the patentability of a chaos theoretical exponent value calculation system under Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act. It discusses the distinction between technical advance and excluded subject matter in the context of inventive step.
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