T 1445/07 (Home network using electrical wiring/MICROSOFT) of 22.09.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T144507.20100922
- Date of decision
- 22 September 2010
- Case number
- T 1445/07
- Online on
- 30 September 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05012490.8
- IPC class
- H04L 12/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Automated home control using existing electrical lines as a communications medium
- Applicant name
- Microsoft Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - Main request (yes)
J 0010/07 - 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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 11 of the Main Request filed with letter received by telefax on 16 August 2010,
- description pages 1, 2 and 5 to 11 as originally filed and description pages 3 and 4 of the Main Request filed with letter received by telefax on 16 August 2010,
- drawings sheets 1/3 to 3/3 as originally filed.