T 0143/04 of 12.09.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T014304.20060912
- Date of decision
- 12 September 2006
- Case number
- T 0143/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95928139.5
- IPC class
- A61B 3/11
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Non-invasive method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a patient
- Applicant name
- Beth Israel Hospital Association
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Extended subject-matter (yes)
Diagnostic method (yes) - Catchword
- Data processing using an automated apparatus is not actually part of the examination phase which involves the data collection phase, but it results from a subsequent, technical step, intermediate between the data collection and the comparison of these collected data with standard values. Such intermediate steps are not to be considered when assessing the diagnostic character of a diagnostic method (see point 3.2)
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.