T 0690/06 (Financial records/AUKOL) of 24.04.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T069006.20070424
- Date of decision
- 24 April 2007
- Case number
- T 0690/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02767678.2
- IPC class
- G06F 17/60
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Financial records maintenance system
- Applicant name
- Aukol Limited
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 45 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(2)(a)
- Keywords
- Declaration pursuant to Article 17(2)(a) PCT
Additional search
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Remittal (yes) - Catchword
- As long as no search has been performed an examining division should normally not refuse an application for lack of inventive step if the invention as claimed contains at least one technical feature which is not notorious (point 8 of the reasons).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance for further prosecution, including an additional search.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.