European Patent Office

T 2360/17 (Buffer status reporting/INNOVATIVE) vom 07.07.2022

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T236017.20220707
Datum der Entscheidung
7. Juli 2022
Aktenzeichen
T 2360/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
11003781.9
IPC-Klasse
H04W 72/12
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
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
Method and apparatus for handling buffer status reporting in a wireless communication system
Name des Antragstellers
Innovative Sonic Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
Kammer
3.5.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 103(4)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Schlagwörter
Added subject-matter - main request and auxiliary request 2b (yes): unallowable intermediate generalisation
Admittance - auxiliary request 1c (no): deletion of claims is an "amendment" (T 1480/16, T 1857/19 and T 2201/19 not followed); no cogent reasons + no clear allowability
Partial reimbursement of appeal fee at 25% - (yes): withdrawal of the proprietor's appeal before announcement of decision
Orientierungssatz
As to the divergence in the jurisprudence of the Boards of Appeal concerning the notion of an "amendment" within the meaning of Article 12(4) RPBA 2020, see point 2.4 of the Reasons.

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.