European Patent Office

T 1118/10 (Recognition of audio broadcast segments/ARBITRON) of 30.11.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T111810.20121130
Date of decision
30 November 2012
Case number
T 1118/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
02076018.7
IPC class
H04H 60/58
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
Method and system for recognition of audio broadcast segments
Applicant name
Arbitron Inc.
Opponent name
GfK Telecontrol AG
Board
3.5.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request - withdrawn
"First auxiliary request" - intermediate generalisation with respect to parent application (yes)";
Second auxiliary request - inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2282/10

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 maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1-4 of the second auxiliary request submitted with the letter of 30 October 2012, with a description and drawings to be adapted as necessary.