T 0059/93 of 20.04.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T005993.19940420
- Date of decision
- 20 April 1994
- Case number
- T 0059/93
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86100112.1
- IPC class
- G06F 15/62
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for interactive rotation of displayed graphic objects
- Applicant name
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(d) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Patentable inventions (yes) - mental acts (no) - mathematical (no) - business (no) -computer program (no) - presentation of information (no)
Inventive step (yes) - not obvious from assumed prior art or common knowledge - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
Description: three pages (columns 1 to 7) filed on 20. April 1994;
Claims: 1 to 7 filed on 20 April 1994;
Drawings: five sheets (Figures 1 to 7) as published.