T 1739/18 (Services in virtual network/WMware) of 17.04.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T173918.20200417
- Date of decision
- 17 April 2020
- Case number
- T 1739/18
- Online on
- 24 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13832887.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A FRAMEWORK FOR NETWORKING AND SECURITY SERVICES IN VIRTUAL NETWORKS
- Applicant name
- VMware, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
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- 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 on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 12, filed as the main request by letter dated 11 December 2017;
- Description:
- pages 5 and 7 to 9 as originally filed;
- pages 1 to 4, 6 and 10 as filed by letter dated 11 December 2017;
- Drawing sheets 1/2 to 2/2 as originally filed.