EPO decision on computer-implemented inventions and the treatment of non-technical aspects
Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Oxford University Press, Volume 3, Issue 6, p.2 (2008)URL:
http://jiplp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/6/352Abstract:
Computer controlled event ticket auctioning system—ex parte Board 3.5.01, T-0688/05, European Patent Office, 19 September 2007
This decision considers how to treat non-technical features in an assessment of inventive step in the field of computer-implemented inventions.