European Patent Office

T 1038/18 vom 05.10.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T103818.20211005
Datum der Entscheidung
5. Oktober 2021
Aktenzeichen
T 1038/18
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
11705996.4
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
MOIRE MAGNIFICATION DEVICE
Name des Antragstellers
De La Rue International Limited
Name des Einsprechenden
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Kammer
3.4.02
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Novelty (main and first to third auxiliary requests: yes)
Admission of amendment to appellant's case after notification of the summons (yes)
Addition to appellant's case in reply to respondent's reply to the grounds of appeal - Amendment to appellant's case within the meaning of Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 (no)
Entitlement to priority (no)
Inventive step (main, first and second auxiliary requests: no; third auxiliary request: yes)
New ground for opposition: no patent proprietor's consent
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Substantial procedural violation and reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0010/91T 0919/17
Zitierende Akten
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- Claims: No. 1 to 17 according to auxiliary request 3 filed with the letter dated 19 August 2021.

- Description: Pages 1 to 22 according to auxiliary request 3 filed with the letter dated 19 August 2021.

- Figures: Sheets 16 to 33 of the patent specification.