T 1173/97 (Computer program product/IBM) of 1.7.1998

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T117397.19980701
Date of decision: 01 July 1998
Case number: T 1173/97
Application number: 91107112.4
IPC class: G06F 11/14
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 2 MB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Asynchronous resynchronization of a commit procedure
Applicant name: International Business Machines Corporation
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: A computer program product is not excluded from patentability under Article 52(2) and (3) EPC if, when it is run on a computer, it produces a further technical effect which goes beyond the "normal" physical interactions between program (software) and computer (hardware)".
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 23(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(2)(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 27
European Patent Convention 1973 R 29
Guidelines for examination in the EPO C-IV,2(3)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 10
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 27(1)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 27(2)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 27(3)
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 4
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 30
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(1)
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(4)
Keywords: Exclusion of computer program product from patentability (not under all circumstances)
Catchwords:

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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