T 0982/04 of 23.09.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T098204.20080923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 2008
- Case number
- T 0982/04
- Online on
- 12 December 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99930127.8
- IPC class
- H04N 5/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Module manager for interactive television system
- Applicant name
- Open TV, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte e.V. (IGR e.V.)
- Board
- 3.5.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes - after amendment)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 the following claims and a description to be adapted:
Claims 1 to 22 according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings.