T 0912/05 () of 15.4.2008

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T091205.20080415
Date of decision: 15 April 2008
Case number: T 0912/05
Application number: 02006679.1
IPC class: G07B 17/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 55 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Recipient elected messaging services
Applicant name: Pitney Bowes Inc.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.02
Headnote: The assessment of the inventive step of a business-related method may be possible wihtout a preliminary clear-cut separation between business-related features and technical features.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Method involving technical means (yes)
Inventive step (no - all requests)
Treatment of non-technical aspects
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
T 0641/00
T 0258/03
Citing decisions:
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