Designing a wiring path/YAZAKI – T 1371/16 – 17 September 2021
In this decision the subject matter is a simulation for designing a wiring path. Claim 1 does not specify any further use of an output wiring path data of the simulation, further properties or specific data format that could limit the possible uses of the data. Therefore, the output data...
Classification method/COMPTEL – T 1784/06 – 21 September 2012
In this decision, the appellant criticises the COMVIK approach on several points. The Board disagrees. With regard to inventive step, according to the Board, there is a lack of “technical purpose” according to T1227/05. Information from the author: “technical purpose” is no longer sufficient according to decision G1/19 for non-technical...
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...
Semi-automatic answering/3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES – T 0755/18 – 11 December 2020
This decision is about the output of a machine learning algorithm. The output of the algorithm is more accurate here compared to the prior art. However, this is not a reason that the output automatically serves a technical effect. The output therefore does not automatically lead to non-technical features making...