T 0604/01 of 12.08.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T060401.20040812
- Date of decision
- 12 August 2004
- Case number
- T 0604/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93307708.3
- IPC class
- H04H 9/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for surveying a radio or a television audience, carrying programme identification signals in the sound channel
- Applicant name
- Weinblatt, Lee S.
- Opponent name
- CERIDIAN CORPORATION
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no), protection extended (no)
Late-filed arguments not duly considered by Opposition Division
Substantial procedural violation (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- claims: 1 to 6 according to the main request filed with letter dated 12 July 2004;
- description: columns 1, 4, 6 and 7 of the patent specification and columns 2, 3 and 5 filed with letter dated 12. July 2004; and
- drawings: Figures 1 and 2 of the patent specification.