European Patent Office

T 0002/09 (Public availability of an e-mail transmitted via the Internet/PHILIPS) vom 12.03.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T000209.20120312
Datum der Entscheidung
12. März 2012
Aktenzeichen
T 0002/09
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
02077838.7
IPC-Klasse
H04N 9/16
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
Display device
Name des Antragstellers
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Name des Einsprechenden
DSM IP Assets B.V.
Kammer
3.5.04
Leitsatz

1. An opposition filed within the framework of a test case is not inadmissible for that sole reason, provided that the prosecution of the proceedings thereby instituted is contentious because the parties defend mainly opposing positions. (See point 1.3.3)

2. The content of an e-mail did not become available to the public within the meaning of Article 54(2) EPC 1973 for the sole reason that the e-mail was transmitted via the Internet before the filing date of 1 February 2000. (See points 4.6 to 4.8)

Relevante Rechtsnormen
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Art 8Directive 97/66/EC Art 005Directive 97/66/EC Art 014Directive 97/66/EC Art 015European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 55(a) 1973European Patent Convention R 56(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 76(2) 1973Liberty and Others v. The United Kingdom (ECHR, no. 58243/00)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Société Colas Est and others v. France (ECHR, no. 37971/97)Von Hannover v. Germany (no. 2) (ECHR, nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08)
Schlagwörter
Admissibility of a contrived opposition test case (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes - no public availability of an e-mail transmitted via the Internet)
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.