European Patent Office

T 0679/14 (Turbo code interleaver/QUALCOMM) of 19.01.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T067914.20170119
Date of decision
19 January 2017
Case number
T 0679/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
99962985.0
IPC class
H03M 13/27
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
Turbo code interleaver using linear congruential sequences
Applicant name
Qualcomm Incorporated
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Appeal decision - binding effect (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Substantial procedural violation - reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
Catchword
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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 a patent on the basis of the following documents:

- claims 1 to 38 as filed during the oral proceedings of 19 January 2017;

- description pages 1-3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5-21 as filed during the oral proceedings of 19 January 2017;

- drawings of Figures 1 to 3 as published.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.