T 2101/12 (Authentication binding document with signature/VASCO) of 24.1.2018

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T210112.20180124
Date of decision: 24 January 2018
Case number: T 2101/12
Application number: 08101403.7
IPC class: G06F 21/24
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 391 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method and system for providing an electronic signature
Applicant name: Vasco Data Security International GmbH
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 20
Guidelines for examination in the EPO G-VII, 2
Keywords: Inventive step - (no)
Catchwords:

Article 54(2) EPC does not exclude non-technical disclosures from the prior art, in disagreement with Catchword 2 of T 172/03.

Cited decisions:
G 0003/08
T 0641/00
T 0172/03
T 0154/04
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t122101eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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