T 2707/16 (Dynamically generating multiple hierarchies/MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY … of 11.12.2018

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T270716.20181211
Date of decision: 11 December 2018
Case number: T 2707/16
Application number: 01128655.6
IPC class: G06F 17/30
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 538 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Dynamically generating multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships based on object attribute values
Applicant name: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.07
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Art 006(1)
Keywords: Amended claims in appeal - added matter (no) - clarity (yes) - inventive step (not obvious over notorious knowledge) - remittal to examining division (yes)
Excessive length of proceedings before department of first instance - substantial procedural violation (yes) - reimbursement of appeal fee (not equitable)
Kristiansen and Tyvik AS v. NorwayEuropean Court of Human
Rights, Application no. 25498/08
German Federal Patent CourtCase No. 10 W (pat) 41/01
Catchwords:

see reasons 16 to 36

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G 0001/89
G 0005/93
G 0007/93
G 0002/97
G 0002/04
G 0001/05
G 0002/08
J 0006/10
J 0013/12
R 0019/12
T 0084/82
T 0390/86
T 0243/87
T 0300/89
T 0225/96
T 0720/02
T 0797/02
T 0900/02
T 0315/03
T 0358/10
T 0823/11
T 1131/12
T 1824/15
T 1033/16
Citing decisions:
T 1243/17
T 2377/17
T 2699/17
T 2176/19
T 2805/19

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