European Patent Office

T 0132/02 (Management pattern/IBM) vom 21.06.2005

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T013202.20050621
Datum der Entscheidung
21. Juni 2005
Aktenzeichen
T 0132/02
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
95304215.7
IPC-Klasse
G06K 7/14
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Two dimensional management pattern
Name des Antragstellers
International Business Machines Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.5.01
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Functional features in product claims
Orientierungssatz
A functional feature in a product claim should be construed as an implicit definition of those structural features which are necessary to achieve a particular effect when the product is used or applied in accordance with the teaching inherent in the claim; the effect to be achieved and the use should be disclosed in the application. The capability of attaining such a particular effect may thus be considered as an implicit feature of the product itself, even if the realization of the particular effect requires a particular use or interaction with another product, system or apparatus, provided that such use or interaction are disclosed in the application.
Zitierte Akten
T 1194/97
Zitierende Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.