T 0453/91 () of 31.5.1994

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T045391.19940531
Date of decision: 31 May 1994
Case number: T 0453/91
Application number: 86117601.4
IPC class: G06F 15/60
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 579 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method for physical VLSI-chip design
Applicant name: International Business Machines Corporation
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Methods for performing mental acts, as such (no)
Programs for computers, as such (no)
Invention (yes) - Product and manufacturing processes
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

The method claims rejected could be interpreted as merely delivering a "design"; i.e. the result would not necessarily be a "physical entity". In contrast, the method claims now on file are restricted to technical, viz. manufacturing, processes albeit including the designing method.

Cited decisions:
T 0175/84
T 0208/84
Citing decisions:
G 0001/19
T 0953/94
T 0914/02
T 0471/05
T 1227/05
T 0421/06
T 0489/14

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