T 1742/12 (On-demand instantiation/RAYTHEON) of 22.06.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T174212.20160622
Date of decision: 22 June 2016
Case number: T 1742/12
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 05252240.6
IPC class: H04L 29/06 G06F 9/46 G06F 9/445
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: On-demand instantiation in a high-performance computing (HPC) system
Applicant name: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)(d)European Patent Convention Art 113 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention R 106
Keywords: Claims - clarity (yes)
Problem-solution approach - selection of "closest prior art"
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2 (no)
Remittal to department of first instance (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Catchword: See points 5-10.3
Cited cases: R 0008/11 R 0017/14 J 0005/81 T 0254/86 T 0603/89 T 0606/89 T 0656/90 T 0710/97 T 0967/97 T 0824/05 T 0021/08
Citing cases: T 0969/12 T 2418/12 T 2083/13 T 2425/13 T 0145/14 T 0870/14 T 1265/14 T 1692/14 T 2296/14 T 0259/15 T 0855/15 T 0064/16 T 0628/16 T 1076/16 T 1294/16 T 0777/17 T 0802/18 T 0933/18 T 1867/18 T 2077/18 T 2252/18 T 2300/18 T 2443/18 T 0073/19 T 0261/19 T 0490/19 T 1012/19 T 1119/19 T 1558/19 T 1750/19 T 2524/19 T 2654/19 T 2794/19 T 2802/19 T 0397/20 T 0946/20 T 0990/20 T 1287/21 T 1683/21 T 1733/21 T 1632/22 T 0449/23 T 0899/23 T 1422/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The objection under Rule 106 EPC is dismissed.

2. The request for referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the examining division for continuation of the examination proceedings on the basis of the third auxiliary request.