European Patent Office

T 2068/14 (Displaying battery information/PSION) of 30.07.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T206814.20150730
Date of decision
30 July 2015
Case number
T 2068/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
10193245.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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
System and method for displaying battery information
Applicant name
Psion Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Oral proceedings - change of date (no)
Substantial procedural violation - (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - special reasons for not remitting the case
Claims - clarity (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Catchword
Although the board is prepared, in principle, to consider in exceptional circumstances the holding of ex parte oral proceedings by video conference, for the reasons set out in point 1.2.5 the conditions are not met in the present case.
Moreover a party's right to be heard under Article 113(1) EPC does not imply a separate right of the party's representative to be heard and therefore does not imply a right to have oral proceedings before the EPO held by video conference (see point 1.3.18).

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The request to refer questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.

The appeal is dismissed.

The request to reimburse the appeal fee is refused.