T 2864/19 (Insufficient inventive-step reasoning/HUAWEI) of 31.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T286419.20220331
- Date of decision
- 31 March 2022
- Case number
- T 2864/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06300486.5
- IPC class
- H04L 29/06
- 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
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- Application title
- Communication network security risk exposure management systems and methods
- Applicant name
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)
- Keywords
- Decision in written proceedings - (yes): no oral proceedings necessary or appropriate
Substantial procedural violation - (yes): inventive-step objection not sufficiently reasoned
Remittal - (yes): fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes): equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation - 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 examining division for further prosecution.
3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed in full.