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T 26/86 - X-ray apparatus/KOCH & STERZEL

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Reference numbers
Case number: 
T 26/86
Headword: 
X-ray apparatus/KOCH & STERZEL
Application number: 
EP78101198
Publication number: 
1640
Date of the Decision: 
1987-05-21
Additional Case Information
IPC: 
A61B6/00, H05G1/46
Keyword: 
Invention under Article 52(1) EPC (yes) Invention consisting of technical and non-technical features Inventive step (yes)
Applicant: 
Koch & Sterzel
Relevant Legal Provisions: 
EPC Art 52(1), Art 52(2), Art 52(3), Art 56
Headnote: 
  1. The EPC does not prohibit the patenting of inventions consisting of a mix of technical and non-technical features.
  2. In deciding whether a claim relates to a computer program as such it is not necessary to give a relative weighting to its technical and non-technical features. If the invention defined in the claim uses technical means, it can be patented provided it meets the requirements of Articles 52–57 EPC.