T 0154/04 (Estimating sales activity / DUNS LICENSING ASSOCIATES) vom 15.11.2006

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator

ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T015404.20061115

Datum der Entscheidung

15. November 2006

Aktenzeichen

T 0154/04

Antrag auf Überprüfung von

Anmeldenummer

94912949.8

IPC-Klasse

G06F 15/21

Verfahrenssprache

Englisch

Verteilung

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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung

Method of estimating product distribution

Name des Antragstellers

DUNS LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.

Name des Einsprechenden

Kammer

3.5.01

Leitsatz

I. Methods of business research are excluded "as such" from patentability under Article 52(2)(c) and (3) EPC.

II. Gathering and evaluating data as part of a business research method do not convey technical character to the business research method if such steps do not contribute to the technical solution of a technical problem.

Relevante Rechtsnormen

European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(b) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Judgement of the England and Wales Court of Appeal in re Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd (and others) and Macrossan´s Patent Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371Judgement of the England and Wales Court of Appeal in re Genentech Inc.'s Patent [1989] R.P.C. 147Judgement of the German Federal Court of Justice X ZB 20/03 - elektronischer Zahlungsverkehr of 24 May 2004Judgement of the England and Wales Court of Appeal in re Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd (and others) and Macrossan´s Patent Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31

Schlagwörter

Requirement of invention - method, main request (no)
Requirement of invention - method, auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Inventive step - system, main and auxiliary requests 1 to 3 (no)
Amendments - claim 1, auxiliary requests 4 and 5 (inadmissible)
Remittal for further prosecution (refused)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (refused)

Orientierungssatz

Zitierte Akten

G 0005/83 G 0002/88 G 0001/95 G 0001/98 G 0003/98 G 0001/03 G 0001/04 T 0208/84 T 0022/85 T 0769/92 T 1002/92 T 0212/94 T 0953/94 T 0931/95 T 1173/97 T 0641/00 T 0619/02 T 0764/02 T 0172/03 T 0258/03 T 0531/03 T 0930/05

Zitierende Akten

G 0003/08 G 0002/12 G 0002/13 G 0001/19 R 0013/22 T 0306/04 T 0365/05 T 0368/05 T 0688/05 T 1505/05 T 1567/05 T 0116/06 T 0390/06 T 0696/06 T 0784/06 T 1027/06 T 1029/06 T 1073/06 T 1143/06 T 1543/06 T 1784/06 T 0354/07 T 0823/07 T 1575/07 T 0477/08 T 1869/08 T 2217/08 T 1214/09 T 1265/09 T 1344/09 T 1358/09 T 1782/09 T 2063/09 T 1145/10 T 1211/10 T 1237/10 T 1623/10 T 1769/10 T 2230/10 T 2383/10 T 0617/11 T 0625/11 T 0631/11 T 0779/11 T 1393/11 T 2035/11 T 0464/12 T 0912/12 T 1461/12 T 1722/12 T 1793/12 T 1952/12 T 2101/12 T 2372/12 T 2418/12 T 2469/12 T 0268/13 T 0548/13 T 1185/13 T 2191/13 T 2276/13 T 2330/13 T 2455/13 T 0336/14 T 0489/14 T 0552/14 T 0598/14 T 0995/14 T 1140/14 T 1779/14 T 1396/15 T 0670/16 T 0688/16 T 0818/16 T 1455/16 T 1750/16 T 2147/16 T 2314/16 T 2573/16 T 0123/17 T 0371/17 T 0697/17 T 0731/17 T 0977/17 T 1089/17 T 1924/17 T 2010/17 T 2386/17 T 0417/18 T 0504/18 T 0543/18 T 1148/18 T 1632/18 T 1639/18 T 2263/18 T 2366/18 T 2626/18 T 0136/19 T 0698/19 T 1635/19 T 2825/19 T 2853/19 T 3226/19 T 0702/20 T 0801/20 T 1272/20 T 1768/20 T 1806/20 T 0323/21 T 0415/21 T 0526/21 T 0558/21 T 1057/21 T 0447/22 T 0780/22 T 1596/22 T 1717/22 T 2319/22 T 0891/23 T 1309/23 T 0409/24

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.