European Patent Office

T 1051/20 (Incomplete reasoning/HUAWEI) of 24.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T105120.20220124
Date of decision
24 January 2022
Case number
T 1051/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
14890679.5
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
Signal processing method, device, and system
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 116(1)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)European Patent Convention R 124(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules 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): lack of reasoning on non-admittance of claim requests
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Catchword
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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 first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the four claim requests filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.