European Patent Office

T 0121/06 (Garbage collection/TAO GROUP) vom 25.01.2007

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T012106.20070125
Datum der Entscheidung
25. Januar 2007
Aktenzeichen
T 0121/06
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
01915523.3
IPC-Klasse
G06F 12/02
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Garbage collection
Name des Antragstellers
TAO GROUP LIMITED
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.5.01
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Claims - clarity (yes)
Claims - two-part form (inappropriate)
Garbage collector - computer program as such (no)
Data stream - presentation of information (no)
Text considered by the examining division in the communication under Rule 51(4) EPC agreed by the applicant (no)
Right to be heard (infringed)
Decision reasoned (no)
Substantial procedural violations (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)
Orientierungssatz
Issuing a communication under Rule 51(4) EPC in which amendments are proposed that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to accept without further discussion constitutes a substantial procedural violation (point 14.5 of the reasons).
Zitierende Akten
T 1093/05

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

Claims:

1-6(part), 12-25 filed with letter dated 24/08/2006

6(part)-11 filed with letter dated 22/11/2006

Description:

Pages 1,2,8-12,14-25 as published

Pages 3,4,6,7 filed with letter dated 24/08/2006

Page 5 filed with letter dated 22/11/2006

Page 13 filed with letter dated 19/11/2003

Drawings:

Sheets 1-3 as published.

3. The appeal fee shall be reimbursed.