T 0540/13 (Certifying transmission of electronic documents/KP TWELVE) of 29.03.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T054013.20170329
- Date of decision
- 29 March 2017
- Case number
- T 0540/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01270991.1
- IPC class
- H04L 29/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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 of certifying transmission, reception and authenticity of electronic documents and related network unit
- Applicant name
- KP TWELVE SRL
- Opponent name
- INTESA S.p.A.
INFOCAMERE Soc.Cons./ACTALIS S.p.A./CEDACRI S.p.A./POSTCOM S.p.A.
Microsoft Deutschland GmbH - Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention R 77Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of opposition of opponent 01
Admissibility of opposition - yes
Added subject-matter (patent as granted and auxiliary requests 5 to 10, 13 to 23) - yes
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 3, 4, 11, 12 - no (not admitted by opposition division)
Admissibility of late-filed auxiliary request 24 - no (prima facie not allowable) - Catchword
- When the opposition division decides that an opposition is inadmissible in a case where at least one other admissible opposition has been filed, it is not necessary for the opponent of the opposition held inadmissible to appeal this decision in order to preserve party status in appeal proceedings initiated by another party (see points 1.2 to 1.5 of the reasons).
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal of the appellant-proprietor is dismissed.
2. The "additional decision" is set aside and the opposition filed by opponent O1 is held admissible.