By Subject Matter
The following table lists judgments and the different categories of excluded subject matter that are discussed within that judgment. Categories in blue were not discussed in the judgment. Categories in yellow were discussed but not judged on. Categories in green were judged on but the (alleged) invention was found not to fall into that category. Categories in red were judged on and the (alleged) invention was found to fall into that category.
| Year | Judgment | Discoveries | Scientific theories | Mathematical methods | Aesthetic creations | Mental acts | Playing games | Doing business | Programs for computers | Presentations of information | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Merrill Lynch's Application RPC 1 | RPC 561 - upheld, but for different reasons | |||||||||
| 1987 | Genentech's Patent RPC 553 | RPC 147 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Genentech's Patent RPC 147 | None | |||||||||
| 1989 | Merrill Lynch's Application RPC 561 | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | business method as such | discussed but not judged on | None | |||||
| 1990 | Gale's Application RPC 311 | not a mathematical method as such | not a computer program as such | RPC 305, 317 - overturned | |||||||
| 1990 | Gale's Application RPC 305, 317 | discussed but not judged on | mathematical method as such | computer program as such | None | ||||||
| 1991 | Wang's application RPC 463 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Raytheon's application RPC 427 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Fujitsu's Application EWCA Civ 1174 (6 March 1997) | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | computer program as such | None | ||||||
| 2005 | CFPH LLC's Applications EWHC 1589 (Patents) (21 July 2005) | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | business method as such | discussed but not judged on | discussed but not judged on | None | ||
| 2005 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v Smith International (North Sea) Ltd & Ors EWHC 1623 (Patents) (21 July 2005) | mental act as such, but correctable defect | Appeal filed, but not on this point | ||||||||
| 2005 | Crawford's Application EWHC 2417 (Patents) (4 November 2005) | None | |||||||||
| 2005 | Shoppalotto.com's Application EWHC 2416 (Patents) (7 November 2005) | None | |||||||||
| 2009 | Tate & Lyle Technology Limited v Roquette Frères EWHC 1312 (Patents) (16 June 2009) | Discovery as such | None |
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