Category: GUI
Patenting GUI at the EPO – User interface is not always merely “user requirement” – T 0035/20 (Double Press to Pay/Apple)
#SoftwarePatent: Patenting of hashtag#GUI features at the hashtag#EPO.A nice reminder that not every user interface feature is merely a “user requirement”, it can be technical and inventive too. Catchword: The term “user requirement” is often used when assessing the technicality of features of user interfaces. The Board understands the term to refer to needs and