 The subject matter of the invention was held to be an abstract idea and not a manner of manufacture within the meaning of the term in the Patents Act.The same Full Federal Court in another decision regarding the patentability of an invention regarding a method and system for assessing an individual’s competency in relation to certain criterion, reiterated that a business method or mere scheme were per se are not patentable.In principle, computer software is still a valid patentable subject matter in Australia.