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`European Patent Application No. EP 1 319 211 B1
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`Click Based Trading With Intuitive Grid Display Of Market Depth
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`We hereby file Opposition against the above-referenced European Patent. Please find attached the
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`docurnemation relied upon including prior art patent publications and various exhibits identified in
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`Our Records Department are separately attending, to payment ofthe Opposition fee.
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`Pnutcrs: Dnviti Banncmtnn. Michael Bltttchford, Adrian Chettl:-, .IelT Hogg, John Dtsm. Ben Dcrnpsxen Karl Barnfather, Simon Bet-Jt. Howard Wright,
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`v. Opposition is filed against
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`VI. Grounds for opposition:
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`Opposition is based on the following grounds:
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`the subjea-matter of the European patentopposed is not pa1entable(ArL 100(3) EPC)
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`the patent opposed does not dlsckase the invention in a manner SUHWEHNV 0193! W3 I‘-°mP'B15
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`me subject-matte!’ 01 me patent opposed extends beyond the content of the appiicarionl
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`of the earlier appficadon as filed [Alt 100(5) EPC. See Art 123(2) EPO)-
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`VII. Facts and arguments
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`2. English translation of TEE Manual
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`3. Deposition transcript oi MrKewashima
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`4. Opposition to TTl's appfication
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`‘IA. Manual for Release 3.1 of LlFFE Connect Prior Art Manuals
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`73. Manual for Release 3.2 of LIFE Connect Prior Art Manuals
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`7C. Manual for Release 3.3 of LIFFE Connect Prior Art Manuals
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`8. Directory of Soflwafe Solutions For LIFFE CONNECT
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`Presentation slides entitled "LIFFE Connect - LlFFE's new electronic trading platiom-l lor futures — ISV Developers
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`Conference — Thursday 24 September 1996"
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`Attachment to General Notice number 788, issued on 28 Deoember1995,"APT plus uading pmc=edures'
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`1o,Technical and marketing material relating to the IRIS software
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