European Patent Office

T 0690/09 (TCP offloading and uploading/BROADCOM) of 12.05.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T069009.20100512
Date of decision
12 May 2010
Case number
T 0690/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
03020725.2
IPC class
H04L 29/06
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
System and method for TCP offloading and uploading
Applicant name
Broadcom Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Decision AC of 7 December 2006 - Art 2Decision_AC of 28 June 2001 on the transitional provisions under_Art_7of the Act revising the EPC of 29 November 2000 - Art_001(1)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(1)European Patent Convention Art 78(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 97(2)European Patent Convention R 137(3)European Patent Convention R 67 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
Keywords
Appealed decision based on sets of claims which were neither submitted, nor agreed by the applicant (yes)
Correctness of the minutes of the oral proceedings before the first instance challenged at a late stage in the appeal proceedings
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)
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 for further prosecution.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.