T 0690/06 (Financial records/AUKOL) of 24.4.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T069006.20070424
Date of decision: 24 April 2007
Case number: T 0690/06
Application number: 02767678.2
IPC class: G06F 17/60
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Financial records maintenance system
Applicant name: Aukol Limited
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 R 45
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(2)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(2)(a)
Keywords: Declaration pursuant to Article 17(2)(a) PCT
Additional search
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Remittal (yes)
Catchwords:

As long as no search has been performed an examining division should normally not refuse an application for lack of inventive step if the invention as claimed contains at least one technical feature which is not notorious (point 8 of the reasons).

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