T 0712/14 (Portable acoustic monitor/Arbitron Inc.) of 26.06.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T071214.20200626
- Date of decision
- 26 June 2020
- Case number
- T 0712/14
- Online on
- 12 November 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05734009.3
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- GATHERING DATA CONCERNING PUBLICATION USAGE AND EXPOSURE TO PRODUCTS AND/OR PRESENCE IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
- Applicant name
- Arbitron Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - indicating usage of a publication using a piezoelectric transducer and an acoustic transmitter (yes
Inventive step - non-obvious solution) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the main request filed during the oral proceedings before the Board and a description to be adapted thereto.