European Patent Office

T 0858/02 (Structured voicemail messages/LUCENT) of 12.08.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T085802.20050812
Date of decision
12 August 2005
Case number
T 0858/02
Petition for review of
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Application number
00304079.7
IPC class
H04M 3/533
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Structured voicemail messages
Applicant name
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Presentation of information - no
Catchword
1. When considering the nature or category of a claimed invention attention must be paid to the substance of what is claimed, rather than only taking into account how the claimed subject-matter is designated, which can be deceptive.
2. An electronic message is not automatically excluded from patentability under Article 52(2)(d) EPC as a presentation of information. This will depend on whether the message is defined by its structure or its content.
Citing cases
T 0144/11

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution.