European Patent Office

T 0489/14 (Pedestrian simulation/CONNOR) du 22.02.2019

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T048914.20190222
Date de la décision
22 février 2019
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0489/14
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
03793825.5
Classe de la CIB
G06F 17/50
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Simulation of the movement of an autonomous entity through an environment
Nom du demandeur
Bentley Systems (UK) Limited
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.5.07
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Patentable invention - simulation method
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Exergue
The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
1. In the assessment of inventive step, can the computer-implemented simulation of a technical system or process solve a technical problem by producing a technical effect which goes beyond the simulation's implementation on a computer, if the computer-implemented simulation is claimed as such?
2. If the answer to the first question is yes, what are the relevant criteria for assessing whether a computer-implemented simulation claimed as such solves a technical problem? In particular, is it a sufficient condition that the simulation is based, at least in part, on technical principles underlying the simulated system or process?
3. What are the answers to the first and second questions if the computer-implemented simulation is claimed as part of a design process, in particular for verifying a design?

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:

1. In the assessment of inventive step, can the computer-implemented simulation of a technical system or process solve a technical problem by producing a technical effect which goes beyond the simulation's implementation on a computer, if the computer-implemented simulation is claimed as such?

2. If the answer to the first question is yes, what are the relevant criteria for assessing whether a computer-implemented simulation claimed as such solves a technical problem? In particular, is it a sufficient condition that the simulation is based, at least in part, on technical principles underlying the simulated system or process?

3. What are the answers to the first and second questions if the computer-implemented simulation is claimed as part of a design process, in particular for verifying a design?