T 0125/04 (Assessment system/COMPARATIVE VISUAL ASSESSMENTS) of 10.5.2005

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T012504.20050510
Date of decision: 10 May 2005
Case number: T 0125/04
Application number: 98966752.2
IPC class: G06F 17/60
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 69 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Comparative visual assessment method & system
Applicant name: Comparative Visual Assessments, Inc.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Presence of an invention (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Catchwords:

In general, the task of designing diagrams is non-technical. This is so, even if the diagrams arguably convey information in a way which a viewer may intuitively regard as particularly appealing, lucid or logical.

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T 0740/05
T 0658/06
T 0756/06
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T 0551/11
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t040125eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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