tˈiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ θɹˈiː, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ˈɔːkʃən mˈɛθəd slˈæʃ hɪtˈætʃi, ɪz ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən əvə tˈɛknɪkəl bˈoːɹd ʌv ɐpˈiːl ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈæʔn̩t ˈɑːfɪs ˌiːpˌiːˈoʊ, ˈɪʃuːd ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
T 258/03, also known as Auction Method/Hitachi, is a decision of a Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO), issued on April 21, 2004.