T 0581/02 of 01.06.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T058102.20060601
- Date of decision
- 1 June 2006
- Case number
- T 0581/02
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94109332.0
- IPC class
- H04N 5/44
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Television receiver capable of enlarging and compressing image
- Applicant name
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.5.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 71a(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty (no)
First auxiliary request - clarity (no)
Second auxiliary request - clarity, novelty, inventive step (yes)
Document not admitted by the opposition division (admitted because submitted in due time)
Substantial procedural violation (no - error of judgment)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) - Catchword
- see points 2.3 and 2.4
- Cited cases
- T 0468/99
- Citing cases
- -
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 filed as second auxiliary request in the oral proceedings on 1 June 2006:
claims 1 and 2,
description, columns 1 to 11 and
Figures 1 to 10.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.