T 0178/06 (Transfer of user interface information when equipment is selected/SONY) of 28.04.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017806.20090428
- Date of decision
- 28 April 2009
- Case number
- T 0178/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98102734.5
- IPC class
- G06F 3/00
- 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
- Electronic equipment control apparatus, electronic equipment control method and electronic equipment
- Applicant name
- Sony Corporation
- Opponent name
- Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte e.V.
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request, first and second auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - third auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0007/95
- 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 maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 3, filed during the oral proceedings before the Board on 28 April 2009 and a description still to be adapted.