European Patent Office

T 0488/91 (Vertical sync counter for TV line standards) of 31.05.1996

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T048891.19960531
Date of decision
31 May 1996
Case number
T 0488/91
Petition for review of
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Application number
82903018.8
IPC class
H04N 5/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Vertical sync counter with automatic recognition of TV line standard
Applicant name
MOTOROLA, INC.
Opponent name
Philips Electronics N.V.
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte E.V.
Board
3.5.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Binding effect of appeal/non appealing party may not challenge the patent as maintained in amended form
Patentee's main request going beyond the patent as maintained in amended form by the Opposition Division inadmissible
Inventive step (yes)
Parties to appeal - reformatio in peius
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request of the Respondent as far as it goes beyond the patent as maintained in the contested decision (main request) is rejected as inadmissible.

2. The appeal is dismissed.