Concept terms scoring/GOOGLE – T 0872/19 – 14 October 2021
In this decision, the appellant stated that a “web page” is a physical entity, corresponding to an “image”. The Board has considerable doubts about this. In fact, the inventive step did not depend on this. Object of the Invention: the subject matter relates to online advertisement auctions when an online...
Classification/BDGB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE – T 1358/09 – 21 November 2014
This decision concerns the patentability of the classification of text documents. In this context, the Board clarifies whether the determination of claim features contributing to the technical character is made without reference to the prior art. Object of the Invention: the invention is concerned with the computerized classification of text...
Equivalent Aortic Pressure/ARC SEIBERSDORF – T 0161/18 – 12 May 2020
This decision concerns an invention involving machine learning. The Board of Appeal ruled on the need to disclose training data in a patent application. Object of the Invention: use of an artificial neural network to transform the blood pressure curve measured at the periphery into the equivalent aortic pressure Claim...