T 3000/19 (Searching data with registered applications/BLACKBERRY) of 06.07.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T300019.20220706
- Date of decision
- 6 July 2022
- Case number
- T 3000/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11741809.5
- IPC class
- G06F 17/30
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Devices and methods for searching data on data sources associated with registered applications
- Applicant name
- BlackBerry Limited
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 127European Patent Convention Art 128European Patent Convention Art 131(1)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)European Patent Convention R 143(2)European Patent Convention R 147European Patent Convention R 65Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- 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 - Catchword
- 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.
- Citing cases
- 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.