European Patent Office

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
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Application number
03778956.7
IPC class
G06F 17/30
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
Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program
Applicant name
Sony 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 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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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 department of first instance for further prosecution.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.