NEC Video Coding Patent Rejected

NEC Corporation's video coding patent has been rejected in India. The patent application was for a device that combines an adaptive colour transform technique with other existing techniques. The key points of the rejection are:
- The patent application was filed for a national phase in India
- The device combines an adaptive colour transform technique with other existing techniques
- The rejection indicates that the combination of existing techniques does not constitute an inventive step
The rejection of the patent application indicates that the combination of existing techniques does not constitute an inventive step, this decision may have implications for NEC's video coding technology in India