T 0049/04 (Text Processor/WALKER) of 18.10.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T004904.20051018
- Date of decision
- 18 October 2005
- Case number
- T 0049/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97935052.7
- IPC class
- G09B 17/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Text processor
- Applicant name
- Walker, Randall C.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Invention within the meaning of Article 52(1) EPC (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- "Following T 643/00 rather than T 125/04, the presentation of natural language text on a display in a manner which improves readability, enabling the user to perform their task more efficiently, relates to how, ie by what physical arrangement of the text, cognitive content is conveyed to the reader and can thus be considered as contributing to a technical solution to a technical problem; reasons 4.5 to 4.7.
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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of
Claims
1 to 15 filed during the oral proceedings;
Description:
pages 1, 2, 4 to 7 filed with letter of 23 February 2003;
pages 3a, 3b filed during the oral proceedings,
page 3 filed with letter of 19 September 2005,
pages 8 to 28 as originally filed;
Drawings:
Figures 1, 3 to 11 as originally filed,
Figure 2 filed with letter of 23 February 2003.