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
- Online on
- 9 May 2008
- 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)
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- Decision in English
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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 101(3)(b)European 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)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973
- 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.