European Patent Office

T 0484/11 (Internet telephony/BT) of 08.11.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T048411.20131108
Date of decision
8 November 2013
Case number
T 0484/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
97931908.4
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
Processing device network
Applicant name
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
Opponent name
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 116(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Allowable disclaimer - main request (no)
Novelty - first auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (no)
Admission of second to fourth auxiliary requests - (no)
Correct exercise of first-instance discretionary power - (yes)
Request to revoke the patent - refused due to prohibition of reformatio in peius
Catchword
See points 4.1, 5.1, and 6.1
Citing cases
T 0409/12T 1397/14

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.