| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T140809.20170907 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 07 September 2017 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1408/09 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 04009036.7 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G06F 17/60 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | System for exchanging mail among members belonging to group | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix (also trading as Square Enix Co., Ltd.) | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step - uniquely identifying a group with a uid and time (no Inventive step - obvious from UUID) Inventive step - need for pointer to problem in closest prior art (no) |
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According to the problem solution approach, the objective technical problem is formulated based on the technical effect of the difference between the claimed subject-matter and the starting point in the prior art. It is not a requirement for obviousness that the starting point address this problem. If it does, that could make the solution all the more obvious. If, on the other hand, there is a pointer away from the invention, that might be an indication in favour of inventive step. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t091408eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021