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T 115/85 - Text Processing/IBM

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Reference numbers
Case number: 
T 115/85
Headword: 
Text Processing/IBM
Application number: 
EP81108567
Date of the Decision: 
1988-09-05
Additional Case Information
IPC: 
G06F15/20
Keyword: 
Patentable subject matter (yes); Computer program
Applicant: 
IBM
Relevant Legal Provisions: 
Art 52(2)(c), 52(3) EPC
Headnote: 
  1. Giving visual indications automatically about conditions prevailing in an apparatus or system is basically a technical problem.
  2. Even if the basic idea underlying an invention may be considered to reside in a computer program a claim directed to its use in the solution of a technical problem cannot be regarded as seeking protection for the program as such within the meaning of Article 52(2)© and (3) EPC.