European Patent Office

T 1260/23 (Crane/secure document) vom 15.10.2025

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T126023.20251015
Datum der Entscheidung
15. Oktober 2025
Aktenzeichen
T 1260/23
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
12154483.7
IPC-Klasse
D21H 21/16
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
A soil and/or moisture resistant secure document
Name des Antragstellers
Crane & Co., Inc.
Name des Einsprechenden
Landqart AG
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Oberthur Fiduciaire SAS
Kammer
3.3.06
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Claims - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Divisional application - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)
Amendment to case - amendment within meaning of Art. 12(4) RPBA 2020
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Orientierungssatz
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the version of auxiliary request 1 as filed with the grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted where necessary.