T 1806/20 (Rain-sensitive parcels/IVECO) of 17.11.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T180620.20231117
- Date of decision
- 17 November 2023
- Case number
- T 1806/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15741333.7
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/08G06Q 10/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 056
- Application title
- SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A VEHICULAR MISSION OF A GOODS DELIVERY VEHICLE
- Applicant name
- Iveco S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - delaying the delivery of rain-sensitive parcels until it stops raining (no
Inventive step - not technical) - Catchword
- Decision T 1194/97 established at point 3.3 of the reasons that data was functional if its loss impaired the technical operation of a system in which it was used.
...It is self-evident that if a piece, either technical or non-technical, of any invention is taken out, it would not work as designed. In the Board's view, what T 1194/97 is saying is rather that the loss of functional data would make the system inoperable at the technical level. In contrast, if cognitive data is lost, the system would still work but possibly produce results that would be unintended for non-technical reasons.
(See point 3.8 of the reasons) - Citing cases
- T 1124/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.