T 1396/05 (Determining device sub-functions/SONY) of 24.06.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T139605.20090624
- Date of decision
- 24 June 2009
- Case number
- T 1396/05
- Online on
- 28 December 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98102727.9
- IPC class
- G06F 13/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Determination of device sub-functions in a P1394 environment
- Applicant name
- Sony Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - searching for converters inside A/V equipment (yes - after amendment)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of:
- claims 1-20 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings before the Board,
- pages 6-13, page 60 of the description filed during the oral proceedings before the Board,
- pages 1-4, pages 18-59 as originally filed, original pages 14-17 being deleted,
- page 5 filed with letter of 22 May 2009,
- drawings as originally filed.