| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T012106.20070125 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 25 January 2007 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0121/06 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 01915523.3 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G06F 12/02 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Garbage collection | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | TAO GROUP LIMITED | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Claims - clarity (yes) Claims - two-part form (inappropriate) Garbage collector - computer program as such (no) Data stream - presentation of information (no) Text considered by the examining division in the communication under Rule 51(4) EPC agreed by the applicant (no) Right to be heard (infringed) Decision reasoned (no) Substantial procedural violations (yes) Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes) |
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Issuing a communication under Rule 51(4) EPC in which amendments are proposed that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to accept without further discussion constitutes a substantial procedural violation (point 14.5 of the reasons). |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t060121eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications
XCLR IV B 3.3.3 Criteria for admitting amendments filed in reply to the Rule 71(3) EPC communication