T 0619/05 (Facilitating transactions in diamonds/DIAMONDS.NET) of 28.2.2008

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T061905.20080228
Date of decision: 28 February 2008
Case number: T 0619/05
Application number: 98938001.9
IPC class: G06F 17/60
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Data processing system and method for facilitating transactions in diamonds
Applicant name: Diamonds.Net LLC
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(d)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 21
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Addition of non-technical subject-matter (not decided)
Inventive step (no)
Catchwords:

1. The term "subject-matter", without a qualifier, seems to indicate that Article 123(2) EPC applies to non-technical as well as technical subject-matter. Thus, also any amendments concerning non-technical subject-matter should be derivable from the patent application as filed.

2. Since the members of a board of appeal are only required to be technically (or legally) qualified under Article 21 EPC, it will be up to the applicant (or patent proprietor) to provide evidence permitting a board to determine to its satisfaction how a person skilled in the relevant non-technical field would interpret the original patent application and the application (or patent) after amendment (see points 2.2 to 2.4 of the Reasons).

Cited decisions:
T 0641/00
Citing decisions:
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