European Patent Office

T 1961/13 (Audio visual data signal description/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) of 16.09.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T196113.20140916
Date of decision
16 September 2014
Case number
T 1961/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
00946974.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Fundamental entity-relationship models for the generic audio visual data signal description
Applicant name
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of
New York
International Business Machines Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
Keywords
Document available to the public - not proved
Right to be heard - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Catchword
See points 4 and 5 of the reasons.

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.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.