European Patent Office

T 0482/02 (Program Guide/UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES) vom 09.02.2005

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T048202.20050209
Datum der Entscheidung
9. Februar 2005
Aktenzeichen
T 0482/02
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
96911607.8
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Interactive program guide systems and processes
Name des Antragstellers
United Video Properties, Inc.
Name des Einsprechenden
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH
Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG
Kammer
3.5.01
Leitsatz
-
Schlagwörter
Admissibility of opposition (no)
UK Partnership
Orientierungssatz
In accordance with decision G 3/99, where it is doubtful whether an opposition is filed on behalf of a body which enjoys legal personality in its own right or on behalf of several natural persons acting in common, the opponents (here a UK partnership) should be invited to establish that the body is a legal person or an equivalent thereto. If this is not established, the opposition is to be considered as having been filed on behalf of the several natural persons as common opponents. In that case the opponents still have to furnish the names and addresses of the partners in order to comply with Rule 55, sub-paragraph (a) EPC. If this information is not received within a period specified by the Board, the opposition must be rejected as inadmissible under Rule 56(2) EPC, irrespective of whether or not such information would have been sufficient to prevent rejection under Rule 56(1) EPC.
Zitierte Akten
G 0003/99

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. Insofar as relating to the admissibility of the opposition filed by respondents 02, the decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The opposition filed by respondents 02 is rejected as inadmissible.