T 1959/20 (Ephemeral group chat/SNAP) of 09.11.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T195920.20231109
- Date of decision
- 9 November 2023
- Case number
- T 1959/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16789983.0
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 056
- Application title
- SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EPHEMERAL GROUP CHAT
- Applicant name
- Snap Inc.
- 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
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no
Inventive step - all requests) - Catchword
- The implementation of non-technical requirements on a technical prior art system might require modifications which, at first glance, appear non-obvious, as there is no technical reason for them in view of the prior art alone. However, since according to the principles of "Comvik" non-technical features cannot contribute to inventive step, the non-technical requirements must be seen as a given, and the skilled person implementing them must make the necessary modifications to the prior art.
(See point 17 of the reasons). - Cited cases
- T 0641/00
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.