| 05.04.2001 16:08:13 - T 453/91 |
| EU - Schutzfähigkeit - Patentamt |
| EPO |
| Method for physical VLSI-chip design A claim directed to a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip", making use of a non-patentable design method, should, for being directed to a patentable invention, include (in addition to the designing steps) the necessary technical feature directed to the actual "producing" of thedesigned chip. (not official) |
| http://www.softwarepatentnews.de/pdf/T0453_91.pdf |