T 0831/16 of 13.04.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T083116.20210413
- Date of decision
- 13 April 2021
- Case number
- T 0831/16
- Online on
- 16 April 2021
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07843693.8
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/00G06F 15/173G06F 15/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- HIERARCHICAL FEDERATION METADATA
- Applicant name
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Description: Pages 1, 2, 2a, 3 to 8, filed with the letter of 12 November 2020;
Claims: Nos. 1 to 10, filed with the letter of 28 October 2020;
Drawings: Sheets 1/2 and 2/2 as published.