T 0151/99 (Transmission of data cells/KPN) of 24.10.2001

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T015199.20011024
Date of decision: 24 October 2001
Case number: T 0151/99
Application number: 90200189.0
IPC class: H04L 12/56
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method for transmitting, via a plurality of asynchronously time-divided transmission channels, a flow of data cells, the state of a counter for each transmission channel being kept up to date in accordance with the number of data cells per unit of time
Applicant name: Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Opponent name: (01) Italtel Società Italiana Telecomunicazioni S.P.A.
(02) Siemens AG
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Document made available to the public (yes)
Novelty (no, main and first auxiliary request)
Catchwords:

In general, it would appear highly plausible that a paper submitted to obtain an academic degree (here: a master's thesis) is not confidential. This becomes a virtual certainty if the paper is referred to in published scientific work. If the reference is in a document published before the priority date of the patent in suit then it can be assumed that said paper was also made available to the public before said date.

Cited decisions:
G 0001/95
G 0007/95
T 0472/92
T 0522/94
Citing decisions:
T 0451/00
T 0538/09

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