CII Case Law @ the EPO

This decision concerns a method for image data. The competent chamber considers the object and solution to be technical. Object of the Invention: automatic scanning and identification of unknown characters (of image data) in a first stage, different sets of logic tests are used for the identification of characters; were...

In this case, the responsible board decides in particular whether input data is functional data / a physical entity or simply cognitive data. Object of the Invention: Claim 1 relates to an apparatus for rebalancing a stock index stock indexes are used to track the performance of a group of...

In this decision, the Board used non-technical features to formulate the technical object (in line with COMVIK). The Board then went on to explain why the implementation of non-technical requirements of a prior art system appears non-obvious, but is not non-obvious (see the last two bullet points). Object of the...

In this decision the Board gives far-reaching statements for an “implied technical use” and “what is technical” based on G 1/19. Object of the Invention the application relates to automated assessment of scripts written in examination, in particular English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) examinations the object is to...

This EPO’s Board of Appeal decision relates to a simulator for a facility in a plant. The simulator adjusts a simulation model based on actual data from the plant. All features were taken into account by the Board in assessing inventive step, but the objective technical problem (as formulated by...

This decision concerns an invention comprising a mathematical method. The invention includes the input of sensor signals. However, the Board decided that this was not relevant to the question of whether the non-technical features contribute to the technical character, because there is no technical interaction of the mathematical method on...