T 2520/11 of 18.05.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T252011.20170518
- Date of decision
- 18 May 2017
- Case number
- T 2520/11
- Online on
- 9 June 2017
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07100142.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Information communication system, information communication device, information communication method and computer program
- Applicant name
- Sony Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Claims - clarity (yes)
Inventive step - after amendment (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 the patent in the following version:
- claims 1 to 14 of the main request as filed at the oral proceedings before the board,
- description: pages 6, 7 and 9 to 11 as filed at the oral proceedings before the board, pages 1 to 5, 8 and 12 to 25 as originally filed and page 26 as filed with letter dated 18 April 2017,
- drawings: sheets 1/10 to 10/10 as originally filed.