T 2539/12 (Searching a hierarchically structured database/SOFTWARE AG) of 18.01.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T253912.20180118
- Date of decision
- 18 January 2018
- Case number
- T 2539/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03028668.6
- IPC class
- G06F 17/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Method for searching a database and database
- Applicant name
- Software AG
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - after amendment (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1351/04
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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 10 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board at 12:17;
- description pages 1 to 9 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board at 12:20;
- drawings sheets 1/6 to 6/6 as originally filed.