T 1029/16 (Content metadata processing/SONY) of 27.09.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T102916.20190927
- Date of decision
- 27 September 2019
- Case number
- T 1029/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03778956.7
- IPC class
- G06F 17/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program
- Applicant name
- Sony Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main, first and second auxiliary requests (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - third auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (yes)
Substantial procedural violation - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Remittal to department of first instance - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0234/86T 0169/96T 1105/96T 0763/04T 1123/04T 0852/07T 1557/07T 0353/11T 2366/11T 1961/13T 0679/14
- Citing cases
- -
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.