European Patent Office

T 0385/06 of 06.03.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T038506.20080306
Date of decision
6 March 2008
Case number
T 0385/06
Petition for review of
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Application number
94931880.2
IPC class
H04N 7/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Program signal identification data collector
Applicant name
Nielsen Media Research, Inc.
Opponent name
1. ARBITRON INC.
2. Intomart GfK Group B.V.
3. Liechti AG, Elektrische Geräte
4. TNS UK Limited
Board
3.5.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(b)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Inventive step - no
Catchword
see Reasons section 2 (amendments to a party's case) and point 3.4 (no synergistic effects of two collocated data collection portions)
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 patent is revoked.