European Patent Office

T 3000/19 (Searching data with registered applications/BLACKBERRY) du 06.07.2022

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T300019.20220706
Date de la décision
6 juilliet 2022
Numéro de l'affaire
T 3000/19
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
11741809.5
Classe de la CIB
G06F 17/30
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
-
Résumés pour cette décision
-
Titre de la demande
Devices and methods for searching data on data sources associated with registered applications
Nom du demandeur
BlackBerry Limited
Nom de l'opposant
-
Chambre
3.5.07
Sommaire
-
Mots-clés
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first instance proceedings (yes)
Prior-art evidence - accessibility over time
Council of Europe: "Electronic evidence in civil and administrative proceedings - Guidelines and explanatory memorandum"July 2019
Exergue
When a video retrieved from the internet is used as prior-art evidence for refusing a patent application, its content, in a form suitable for reviewing the decision, and metadata evidence demonstrating when and how it was made available to the public should be preserved and made accessible over time to interested parties and judicial bodies.
Affaires citantes
T 1691/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.