European Patent Office

T 2203/09 (Inserting emoticons in text message/RIM) of 19.06.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T220309.20120619
Date of decision
19 June 2012
Case number
T 2203/09
Online on
3 August 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
05108175.0
IPC class
G06F 3/023
Language of proceedings
English
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Application title
System and method for inserting a graphic object into a text based message
Applicant name
Research In Motion Limited
(Applicant)
Research In Motion Limited
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo
Ontario N2L 3W8 (CA)
Opponent name
Patel, Binesh
Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)
Decision under appeal:
Decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office posted 21 July 2009 refusing European patent application No. 05108175.0 pursuant to Article 97(2) EPC.
Composition of the Board:
Chair: A. Ritzka
Board
3.5.05
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Case Number: T 2203/09 - 3.5.05
DECISION
of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.05
of 19 June 2012
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.