European Patent Office

T 0661/11 (Uniform directory-service access/MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING) of 15.11.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T066111.20161115
Date of decision
15 November 2016
Case number
T 0661/11
Online on
16 December 2016
Petition for review of
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Application number
04014741.5
IPC class
G06F 17/30
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 uniformly accessing multiple directory services
Applicant name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 9 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings and a description and drawings still to be adapted.