T 0151/99 (Transmission of data cells/KPN) of 24.10.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T015199.20011024
- Date of decision
- 24 October 2001
- Case number
- T 0151/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90200189.0
- IPC class
- H04L 12/56
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method for transmitting, via a plurality of asynchronously time-divided transmission channels, a flow of data cells, the state of a counter for each transmission channel being kept up to date in accordance with the number of data cells per unit of time
- Applicant name
- Koninklijke KPN N.V.
- Opponent name
- (01) Italtel Società Italiana Telecomunicazioni S.P.A.
(02) Siemens AG - Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Document made available to the public (yes)
Novelty (no, main and first auxiliary request) - Catchword
- In general, it would appear highly plausible that a paper submitted to obtain an academic degree (here: a master's thesis) is not confidential. This becomes a virtual certainty if the paper is referred to in published scientific work. If the reference is in a document published before the priority date of the patent in suit then it can be assumed that said paper was also made available to the public before said date.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.