T 0710/07 (Peer-to-peer collaboration/MICROSOFT) of 28.07.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T071007.20110728
- Date of decision
- 28 July 2011
- Case number
- T 0710/07
- Online on
- 16 August 2011
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02773533.1
- IPC class
- G06F 1/00
- 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
- Method and apparatus for managing a peer-to-peer collaboration system
- Applicant name
- Microsoft Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - no
Clarity - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- 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 for grant of a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1-39 received on 6 May 2011
- description: pages 1-4, 4A, 5-15 received on 6 May 2011
- drawings: sheets 1/4-4/4 received on 6 May 2011