European Patent Office

T 0862/16 (Connection re-establishment/HTC) du 02.03.2021

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T086216.20210302
Date de la décision
2 mars 2021
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0862/16
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
12004150.4
Classe de la CIB
H04W 76/02
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Methods for synchronizing PDCP operations after PRC connection re-establishment in a wireless communication system and related apparatuses thereof
Nom du demandeur
HTC Corporation
Nom de l'opposant
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Chambre
3.5.03
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 113(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 114(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 23(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 23(4) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 76(1) (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)European Patent Convention R 12c (2016)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 23 (2020)
Mots-clés
Added subject-matter - main and auxiliary requests 1 to 10 (yes)
Admittance of auxiliary request 11 filed at oral proceedings (yes): exceptional circumstances
Added subject-matter - auxiliary request 11 (no, after amendments)
Extension of protection - auxiliary request 11 (no)
Objection introduced ex officio by the board - request for referral to Enlarged BoA (no)
Remittal to the opposition division for further prosecution
Remittal - (yes): novelty and inventive step not examined yet
Request for reimbursement of the appeal fee - (no): no substantial procedural violation
Exergue
As to raising a new objection by a Board of Appeal ex officio under Article 114(1) EPC, see points 2.8 and 8 of the Reasons.

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution.

4. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.