T 0943/16 (Tier assignments/MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING) of 25.06.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T094316.20200625
- Date of decision
- 25 June 2020
- Case number
- T 0943/16
- Online on
- 10 July 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08868759.5
- IPC class
- G06F 9/50G06F 17/00G06F 17/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Determining quality of tier assignments
- Applicant name
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - claimed subject-matter not rendered obvious by D1
Remittal to the department of first instance - special reasons for remitting the case (yes) - Catchword
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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 case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.