European Patent Office

T 0160/09 (Layered Architecture/ERICSSON) of 20.06.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T016009.20120620
Date of decision
20 June 2012
Case number
T 0160/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
03711885.8
IPC class
G06F 9/40
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Layered architecture for mobile terminals
Applicant name
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as amended after the Treaty of LisbonEPC Guidelines_for Examination, Version June 2005, C-VI, 1(2) and 1(3)European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)European Patent Convention Art 125European Patent Convention R 104European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
remittal in case of an adverse decision - no
additional argument in decision - substantial procedural violation (no)
change in composition of examining division before oral proceedings - procedural violation (no)
support by the description - main and 1st-15th auxiliary requests (no)
technical problem solved by the invention - 16th auxiliary request (no)
inventive step - 16th auxiliary request (no)
reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Catchword
Request for remittal in case of an adverse decision, see reasons 1-2. Alleged substantial procedural violations, see reasons 3-14.

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request for continuation of the proceedings in writing is rejected.

2. The objection under Rule 106 of 20 June 2012 is dismissed.

3. The appeal is dismissed.

4. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.