European Patent Office

T 0993/11 (Messaging system/APPLE) of 12.12.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T099311.20141212
Date of decision
12 December 2014
Case number
T 0993/11
Online on
12 February 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
07802544.2
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
MESSAGING SYSTEM
Applicant name
Apple Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - justification for late filing (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (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 for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1-27 submitted as Second Auxiliary Request with letter dated 12 November 2014.