An invention has to be novel to be patentable. But does any difference over the prior art do the job (e.g. a purely aesthetic one) or does it have to be technically relevant?ย
This is a recorded Clubhouse event I hosted with my colleague Patrick Heckeler ๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-patrick-heckeler/ ย
Shout-outs go to the panelists who spontaneously made great contributions:
Martin Wilming ๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwilming/
Barฤฑล Atalay ๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bar%C4%B1%C5%9F-atalay-86a14a22/
Preston Richard ๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonrichard/
Next European Software Patents Talk on clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/mJzA6Rzo
Watch the video version on YouTube ๐ https://bastianbest.org/podcast
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Article "Checking whether a resource is likely to be available when a corresponding request is serviced: non-technical": https://www.bardehle.com/europeansoftwarepatents/knowledge-base/checking-whether-a-resource-is-likely-to-be-available-when-a-corresponding-request-is-serviced-non-technical/
T 0552/14 (Queue message/TICKETMASTER): https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t140552eu1.html
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