European Patent Office

T 2202/21 (Managing content subscription/ROVI) of 27.02.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T220221.20240227
Date of decision
27 February 2024
Case number
T 2202/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16798852.6
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
Methods and systems for managing content subscription data
Applicant name
Rovi Guides, Inc.
Opponent name
RTL Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.5.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no): differences concern administrative (non-technical) aspects
Admittance of claim requests filed with the appeal - 1st and 2nd auxiliary requests (no): not sufficiently substantiated + "fresh case"
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0205/22T 1226/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.