T 1671/08 (E-mail status synchronization/NORTEL) of 28.06.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T167108.20120628
- Date of decision
- 28 June 2012
- Case number
- T 1671/08
- Online on
- 3 August 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04743826.2
- IPC class
- H04L 12/58
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Method and system for providing network synchronization with a unified messaging system
- Applicant name
- Nortel Networks Limited
(Applicant)
Nortel Networks Limited
2351 Boulevard Alfred-Nobel
St. Laurent, QC H4S 2A9 (CA) - Opponent name
- Coyle, Philip Aidan
27 Clyde Road
Dublin 4 (IE)
Decision under appeal:
Decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office posted 3 April 2008 refusing European patent application No. 04743826.2 pursuant to Article 97(2) EPC.
Composition of the Board:
Chair: A. Ritzka - Board
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- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Added-matter - No
Novelty and inventive step - Yes (after amendments)
Case Number: T 1671/08 - 3.5.05
DECISION
of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.05
of 28 June 2012 - Catchword
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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 - 11 filed as sole request during the oral proceedings before the board, and the description pages 1 and 5 - 16 as published, page 2 received with letter dated 22 February 2007, page 3 as submitted at the oral proceedings, and drawings sheets 1/2 and 2/2 as published.