European Patent Office

T 2488/13 (Detecting web-page gestures/APPLE) of 07.07.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T248813.20150707
Date of decision
7 July 2015
Case number
T 2488/13
Online on
17 September 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
09700006.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Touch event model for web pages
Applicant name
APPLE INC.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no): obvious gesture extension
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes, after amendment)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 19 of auxiliary request A submitted with the letter dated 5 June 2015 and pages 2 to 25 of the description as published, page 1 of the description as filed on 19 April 2011, and drawing sheets 1 to 6 as published.