T 1194/97 (Data structure product/PHILIPS) of 15.03.2000

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T119497.20000315

Date of decision

15 March 2000

Case number

T 1194/97

Petition for review of

Application number

91919380.5

IPC class

G11B 27/10

Language of proceedings

English

Distribution

Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)

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Abstracts for this decision

Application title

SYSTEME D'EXTRACTION D'IMAGES

Applicant name

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Opponent name

Board

3.5.02

Headnote

I. A record carrier characterised by having functional data recorded thereon is not a presentation of information as such and hence not excluded from patentability by Article 52(2)(d) and (3) EPC (reasons 3.3).

II. In this context functional data includes a data structure defined in terms (here coded picture line synchronisations, line numbers, and addresses) which inherently comprise the technical features of the system (here read device plus record carrier) in which the record carrier is operative (extending T 163/85, Colour television signal/BBC, OJ EPO 1990, 379).

Relevant legal provisions

European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(d) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 Patent Cooperation Treaty R 39(1)(v)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31

Keywords

Presentation of information as such - no
Clarity - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Catchword

Cited cases

T 0163/85 T 0026/86 T 0378/88 T 1173/97

Citing cases

T 1177/97 T 0620/00 T 0643/00 T 0132/02 T 0133/02 T 0553/02 T 0764/02 T 0858/02 T 0411/03 T 0424/03 T 0425/03 T 0467/03 T 0468/03 T 0469/03 T 0125/04 T 0198/04 T 0659/04 T 1161/04 T 1242/04 T 0365/05 T 0656/05 T 0717/05 T 1361/05 T 0116/06 T 0395/06 T 1749/06 T 0813/07 T 1196/07 T 0576/08 T 0677/09 T 1689/09 T 2057/09 T 0313/10 T 1286/10 T 0551/11 T 0795/11 T 0797/11 T 2372/11 T 0436/12 T 0744/12 T 1896/12 T 1936/12 T 2049/12 T 2126/12 T 2491/12 T 0934/13 T 1895/13 T 1902/13 T 1959/13 T 2330/13 T 2455/13 T 0239/14 T 0336/14 T 1031/14 T 1472/14 T 1863/14 T 1159/15 T 2276/15 T 0697/17 T 0489/19 T 2998/19 T 1806/20 T 0848/21 T 0710/22 T 1226/23

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:

Claims:

1. to 8 (main request) faxed on 29. February 2000;

Description:

page 1 with insert page 1a, filed with letter of 23 October 1995, received 25 October 1995,

pages 2 to 34 and 36 as originally filed,

page 35 as originally filed but with the deletion of lines 14 to 19 as per fax of 29 February 2000.

Drawings: sheets 1 to 16, as originally filed.