T 2239/15 (MPEG INPUT DOCUMENTS / Fraunhofer - Dolby) vom 19.06.2019
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T223915.20190619
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 19. Juni 2019
- Aktenzeichen
- T 2239/15
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 11707400.5
- IPC-Klasse
- G10L 19/02G10L 21/02G10L 21/04
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN INPUT AUDIO SIGNAL USING CASCADED FILTERBANKS
- Name des Antragstellers
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der
angewandten Forschung e.V.
Dolby International AB - Name des Einsprechenden
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- Kammer
- 3.4.01
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 54
- Schlagwörter
- Novelty - (no)
Novelty - availability to the public
MPEG standards
Principle of good faith and legitimate expectations - Orientierungssatz
- A disclosure is regarded as made available to the public if, at the relevant date, it was possible for members of the public to gain knowledge of its contents and there was no bar of confidentiality restricting the use or dissemination of such knowledge (T 877/90).
In the absence of an explicit confidentiality agreement, a bar of confidentiality cannot be seen to have been in place, in the present case. In view of the collaborative nature of the development process and the consensus-building procedure inherent to MPEG, confidentiality could not be guaranteed.
The evidence points to a system designed to guarantee a certain "privacy" of its data while at the same time being sufficiently pragmatic and flexible to allow consultation with other parties in order for it satisfactorily to fulfil its mission.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
2. The appeal is dismissed.