T 1668/07 () of 27.10.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T166807.20111027
Date of decision: 27 October 2011
Case number: T 1668/07
Application number: 97917734.2
IPC class: H04N 5/445
H04N 5/50
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: BOOKMARKING TELEVISION PROGRAM AND CHANNEL SELECTIONS
Applicant name: Irdeto Access B.V.
Opponent name: IGR GmbH & Co. KG
Board: 3.5.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 101(3)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention R 80
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
EPC2000 Revision Act of 29 November 2000
Decision AC of 28 June 2001 on the transitional provisions under Art 7of the EPC Revision Act
Decision AC of 7 December 2006 amending the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 R 64(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65(2)
Keywords: Party to appeal proceedings - change of name - entitlement (yes)
Inventive step - no (first to fourth auxiliary requests)
Claims - support by description - no (fifth auxiliary request)
Inventive step - yes (sixth auxiliary request)
Catchwords:

If an appellant files an appeal using a new name and without indicating that its name has changed, the requirements of Article 107, first sentence, and Rule 64(a) EPC 1973 are met provided the appellant is identifiable and substantiates its change of name, for entry in the European Patent Register, at the latest upon the board's invitation under Rule 65(2), first sentence, EPC 1973.

Cited decisions:
G 0004/88
G 0009/91
G 0010/91
G 0002/04
J 0010/07
T 0533/93
T 0001/97
T 1137/97
T 0097/98
T 0015/01
T 0956/03
Citing decisions:
T 0216/10

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