T 1411/08 (Pairing providers with consumers/In-Development) of 6.6.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T141108.20110606
Date of decision: 06 June 2011
Case number: T 1411/08
Application number: 00963625.9
IPC class: G06F 17/60
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 137 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAIRING PROVIDERS WITH CONSUMERS OF ONLINE GOODS AND SERVICES
Applicant name: In-Development, LLC
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
Keywords: Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Unsearched subject matter - examination proceedings
Catchwords:

"Notorious" knowledge, for which no search need be performed before an objection of lack of inventive step is raised, is understood,

firstly, as being so well known that its existence at the date of priority cannot be reasonably disputed

; and, secondly, as relating to generic features, that is, to features which are defined in such a way that technical details are not significant (Reasons 4.1, 4.2 and 7.3).

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T 2249/13
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T 2457/13
T 0543/14
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