European Patent Office

T 0591/17 (Digital rights management/CONTENTGUARD) of 14.03.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T059117.20180314
Date of decision
14 March 2018
Case number
T 0591/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
03012069.5
IPC class
G06F 1/00
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
System and method for digital rights management using a standard rendering engine
Applicant name
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
Keywords
"Decision according to the state of the file"
Substantial procedural violation - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (no)
Remittal to the department of first instance
Reimbursement of appeal fee
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2378/18

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.