European Patent Office

T 0688/05 (Ticket auctioning system/TICKETMASTER) vom 19.09.2007

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T068805.20070919
Datum der Entscheidung
19. September 2007
Aktenzeichen
T 0688/05
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
00908516.8
IPC-Klasse
G06F 17/60
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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
Computer controlled event ticket auctioning system
Name des Antragstellers
Ticketmaster LLC
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.5.01
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Inventive step: treatment on non-technical aspects
Remittal to the department of first instance for search and examination (no)
Declaration under Rule 45 EPC
Letter to the president of the Office - independence of the Board
Orientierungssatz
The concept of "novelty" in Article 54(1) EPC is only defined for "inventions". It does not apply to the exceptions enumerated in Article 52(2) EPC. By analogy it could be held that claim features which do not contribute to the definition of an "invention" cannot be classified as new or not new in the sense of Article 54 EPC. Nevertheless they may well form the only logical link between technical features resulting from their implementation. They must therefore be taken into consideration for the examination as to inventive step while at the same time not being permitted to contribute to it (see point 4.5 of the reasons).
Zitierende Akten
T 0779/11T 1249/22

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.