European Patent Office

T 0051/09 of 26.04.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T005109.20120426
Date of decision
26 April 2012
Case number
T 0051/09
Online on
21 May 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
04024211.7
IPC class
G07F 17/32
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Mail exchange between users of network game
Applicant name
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
(also trading as Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Keywords
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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Description, pages 1-5, 44 filed on 4 July 2006, pages 6-43 as originally filed.

Claims 1-9 filed as Auxiliary request 2 with the grounds of appeal.

Drawings, pages 1/14-14/14 as originally filed.