![]() ![]() ![]() III.Oppositions were filed by respondents O2 and O3 against the patent in its entirety on 9 and 10 March 1993, respectively, inter alia on the grounds of Article 100(a) EPC in respect to non-patentable subject-matter under Article 52(2)(c) EPC and to lack of novelty and inventive step. The invention to which the patent relates is in the field of machine translation of natural languages and concerns the so-called SYSTRAN translation system, the development of which, with leading contributions from the appellant, goes back to the 1960's. European patent number 0 274 281 was granted to the appellant with effect of 10 June 1992 on the basis of a European patent application filed in 1987. Information and methods related to linguistics may thus in principle assume technical character if they are used in a computer system and form part of a technical problem solution. Such information when used in or processed by the technical system may be part of a technical solution to a technical problem and form the basis for a technical contribution of the invention to the prior art.Ģ. The use of a piece of information in a technical system, or its usuability for this purpose, may convey a technical character to the information itself in that it reflects the properties of the technical system, for instance by being specifically formatted and/or processed. Problem-and-solution approach: treatment of non-technical aspectsĪdmissibility of late-filed documents (no)ġ. Logos Computer Integrated Translation GmbHĮuropean Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(1)Įuropean Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(2)Įuropean Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(3)Įuropean Patent Convention 1973 Art 104(1) Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengeseelschaft Method using a programmed digital computer system for translation between natural languages Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Registerīibliographic information is available in: ![]()
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