T 0198/98 (Interactive Home Information System/ICTV) of 22.12.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T019898.19991222
- Date of decision
- 22 December 1999
- Case number
- T 0198/98
- Online on
- 30 March 2000
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91115989.5
- IPC class
- H04N 7/173
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Interactive home information system
- Applicant name
- ICTV, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - first Auxiliary Request
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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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 appellant's main request is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the appellant's first auxiliary request.