T 0189/19 (Ranking semi-structured documents/MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING) of 10.03.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T018919.20210310
- Date of decision
- 10 March 2021
- Case number
- T 0189/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 12817909.0
- 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
- Utilization of features extracted from structured documents to improve search relevance
- Applicant name
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Amendments - discretion to admit requests not admitted by the examining division
Amendments - first auxiliary request (yes)
Added subject-matter - first auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances
Amendment after summons - second auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1526/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.