translate English to German: In In re Johnston,502 F.2d 765, 183 USPQ 172 (CCPA 1974), the court held that a record-keeping machine system which comprised a programmed digital computer was patentable subject matter under �101. Id.,at 771, 183 USPQ at 176 .The majority dismissed Benson with the observation thatBenson involved only process, not apparatus, claims.
Das Bundes-Appellationsgericht (CCPA) hatte seine erste Gelegenheit, Benson zu interpretieren; und zwar im Fall Christensen, 478 F.2d 1392, 178 USPQ 35 (CCPA 1973).