European Patent Office

T 1177/97 (Translating natural languages/SYSTRAN) du 09.07.2002

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T117797.20020709
Date de la décision
9 juilliet 2002
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1177/97
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
87400004.5
Classe de la CIB
G06F 15/38
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
Method using a programmed digital computer system for translation between natural languages
Nom du demandeur
SYSTRAN S.A.
Nom de l'opposant
Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengeseelschaft
Logos Computer Integrated Translation GmbH
Chambre
3.5.01
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Inventive step (no)
Problem-and-solution approach: treatment of non-technical aspects
Admissibility of late-filed documents (no)
Different apportionment of costs (no)
Exergue
1. The use of a piece of information in a technical system, or its usuability for this purpose, may convey a technical character to the information itself in that it reflects the properties of the technical system, for instance by being specifically formatted and/or processed. Such information when used in or processed by the technical system may be part of a technical solution to a technical problem and form the basis for a technical contribution of the invention to the prior art.
2. Information and methods related to linguistics may thus in principle assume technical character if they are used in a computer system and form part of a technical problem solution.

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The paper on General Analysis Technique submitted at the oral proceedings on 9 July 2002 is not admitted into the proceedings.

2. The appeal is dismissed.

3. The request for an apportionment of costs is refused.