T 0912/05 of 15.04.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T091205.20080415
- Date of decision
- 15 April 2008
- Case number
- T 0912/05
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02006679.1
- IPC class
- G07B 17/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Recipient elected messaging services
- Applicant name
- Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
The assessment of the inventive step of a business-related method may be possible wihtout a preliminary clear-cut separation between business-related features and technical features.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(c)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Method involving technical means (yes)
Inventive step (no - all requests)
Treatment of non-technical aspects - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.