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We are currently coming to the end of the latest development cycle for the client side of Rapidocs, which we have moved up a whole version to 4, that’s because it’s such a substantial departure from our previous version, indeed I believe we have made a leap in transparency and accessibility, one that will have a positive repercussion in the market.

As part of this process it became clear that a number of aspects of this development may be unique enough to warrant a patent, so we are seeking the same.

Now, we were originally just seeking patents outside the UK, but in a recent case the High Court said that the Patent Office was incorrectly applying the law in automatically rejecting claims for computer programs, this was in a case brought by four small British businesses. This means there is a greater chance that software patents can be achieved in the UK.

I naturally cannot say too much right now about the patents we are seeking. What I can tell you is that it’s been a long time since I last applied for a patent and had forgotten the embellished language used, the law is without doubt filled with obscure and esoteric terminology. I suppose one of Epoq’s values is to remove the obscure, then simplify the language as much as possible thus making it accessible. However, I suspect that patents are not an area we will be putting our automation hand to any time soon.