European Patent Office

T 0293/05 of 09.05.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T029305.20110509
Date of decision
9 May 2011
Case number
T 0293/05
Online on
19 May 2011
Petition for review of
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Application number
97924798.8
IPC class
H04N 7/16
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Television schedule system with access control
Applicant name
Starsight Telecast, Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973
Keywords
Basis of decision - decision reasoned (yes)
Admission into proceedings (no) - main request and first and second auxiliary requests
Inventive step (yes) - third auxiliary request
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing 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 grant a patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted:

Claims:

No. 1 to 11 according to the third auxiliary request filed with letter of 10 September 2009.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.