European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
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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
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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.