T 0049/99 (Information modelling/INTERNATIONAL COMPUTERS) of 05.03.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T004999.20020305
Date of decision: 5 March 2002
Case number: T 0049/99
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 93921285.8
IPC class: G06F 15/40
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Information model based on a physical system
Applicant name: International Computers Limited
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention R 64(b) 1973
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Information modelling - technical character (no)
Inventive step (no)
Claims - clarity (no)
Catchword: Information modelling is an intellectual activity and should be treated like any other human activity in a non-technical field, which is, as such, not an invention for the purposes of Article 52(1) EPC. Only the purposive use of information modelling in the context of a solution to a technical problem may contribute to the technical character of an invention.
Cited cases: G 0002/88 T 1129/97
Citing cases: T 0643/00 T 0407/02 T 0172/03 T 0125/04 T 0306/04 T 0930/05 T 1227/05 T 0421/06 T 0514/06 T 0740/06 T 0354/07 T 0358/08 T 1359/08 T 2245/08 T 0042/09 T 0983/10 T 2331/10 T 1370/11 T 1630/11 T 0621/12 T 0988/12 T 0620/13 T 0623/13 T 2330/13 T 0995/14 T 1817/14 T 0575/15 T 2677/16 T 0697/17 T 2021/17 T 1971/18 T 2366/18 T 0515/19 T 3226/19 T 1199/20 T 0056/21 T 1531/21

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.