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T 690/06 - Financial records/AUKOL

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Reference numbers
Case number: 
T 690/06
Headword: 
Financial records/AUKOL
Application number: 
02767678.2
Publication number: 
1449133
Date of the Decision: 
2007-04-24
Additional Case Information
Title of the invention: 
Financial records maintenance system
IPC: 
G06F 17/60
Keyword: 
Declaration pursuant to Article 17(2)(a) PCT; Additional search; Substantial procedural violation (no); Remittal (yes)
Applicant: 
Aukol Limited
Chairman of the Board: 
Steinbrener, S.
Members of the Board: 
Wibergh, S.
Members of the Board: 
Schmitz, P.
Relevant Legal Provisions: 
EPC R. 45, 67, 68(2); PCT Art. 17(2)(a)
Cites (case law): 
T 1242/04 - Provision of product-specific data/MAN
Cites (case law): 
T 641/00 - Two identities/COMVIK
Cites further: 

T 0766/91, T 0223/95, T 0438/97

Language of the proceedings: 
EN
Headnote: 

As long as no search has been performed an examining division should normally not refuse an application for lack of inventive step if the invention as claimed contains at least one technical feature which is not notorious (point 8 of the reasons).

Summary and Comments: 

The application concerned in this decision describes a computer-implemented method. The decision itself does not substantially discuss the allowability of the method in the light of Article 52(2) EPC. It deals with under what circumstances the Examining Division is allowed to reject an application without a search being carried out. The Board decided that an application can not be rejected on inventive step as long as no search has been carried out.

This decision is merely a confirmation of T 1242/04 - Provision of product-specific data/MAN. See this decision for further details.