T 0986/25 (Multicast broadcast messaging service/ZTE) of 23.01.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T098625.20260123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2026
- Case number
- T 0986/25
- Online on
- 30 March 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 20895049.3
- IPC class
- H04W 76/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Methods and systems for multicast and broadcast service establishment in wireless communication networks
- Applicant name
- ZTE Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - main and 2nd auxiliary request (yes)
Admittance of claim requests filed on appeal - 1st and 3rd auxiliary requests (no): admittance would lead to increased complexity + prima facie not allowable under Art. 123(2) EPC
Admittance of claim requests filed after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - 4th and 5th auxiliary requests (no): at least not prima facie allowable under Art. 123(2) EPC - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.