European Patent Office

T 0407/04 of 09.05.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T040704.20070509
Date of decision
9 May 2007
Case number
T 0407/04
Online on
6 July 2007
Petition for review of
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Application number
95107039.0
IPC class
H04N 7/088
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method and system for providing efficient selection of television programs
Applicant name
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Opponent name
IGR GmbH & Co. KG.
Board
3.5.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10a(4)
Keywords
Late submitted material - document admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment.
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent with claims 1 to 3 received during the oral proceedings of 9 May 2007 and a description to be adapted.