T 0002/09 (Public availability of an e-mail transmitted via the Internet/PHILIPS) of 12.03.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T000209.20120312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 2012
- Case number
- T 0002/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02077838.7
- IPC class
- H04N 9/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- 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
- Display device
- Applicant name
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- Opponent name
- DSM IP Assets B.V.
- Board
- 3.5.04
- Headnote
1. An opposition filed within the framework of a test case is not inadmissible for that sole reason, provided that the prosecution of the proceedings thereby instituted is contentious because the parties defend mainly opposing positions. (See point 1.3.3)
2. The content of an e-mail did not become available to the public within the meaning of Article 54(2) EPC 1973 for the sole reason that the e-mail was transmitted via the Internet before the filing date of 1 February 2000. (See points 4.6 to 4.8)
- Relevant legal provisions
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Art 8Directive 97/66/EC Art 005Directive 97/66/EC Art 014Directive 97/66/EC Art 015European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 55(a) 1973European Patent Convention R 56(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 76(2) 1973Liberty and Others v. The United Kingdom (ECHR, no. 58243/00)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Société Colas Est and others v. France (ECHR, no. 37971/97)Von Hannover v. Germany (no. 2) (ECHR, nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of a contrived opposition test case (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes - no public availability of an e-mail transmitted via the Internet) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.