T 0688/05 (Ticket auctioning system/TICKETMASTER) du 19.09.2007
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T068805.20070919
- Date de la décision
- 19 septembre 2007
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0688/05
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 00908516.8
- Classe de la CIB
- G06F 17/60
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Computer controlled event ticket auctioning system
- Nom du demandeur
- Ticketmaster LLC
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.5.01
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 112 1973European Patent Convention Art 23 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 10 1973European Patent Convention R 45 1973
- Mots-clés
- Inventive step: treatment on non-technical aspects
Remittal to the department of first instance for search and examination (no)
Declaration under Rule 45 EPC
Letter to the president of the Office - independence of the Board - Exergue
- The concept of "novelty" in Article 54(1) EPC is only defined for "inventions". It does not apply to the exceptions enumerated in Article 52(2) EPC. By analogy it could be held that claim features which do not contribute to the definition of an "invention" cannot be classified as new or not new in the sense of Article 54 EPC. Nevertheless they may well form the only logical link between technical features resulting from their implementation. They must therefore be taken into consideration for the examination as to inventive step while at the same time not being permitted to contribute to it (see point 4.5 of the reasons).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.