T 0126/01 (IC card/MATSUSHITA) of 14.03.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T012601.20060314
- Date of decision
- 14 March 2006
- Case number
- T 0126/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93112836.7
- IPC class
- G06K 19/073G06K 19/07
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- IC card with hierarchical file structure
- Applicant name
- MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Gemplus SCA
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes - after amendment)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0523/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 on the basis of
- claim 1 submitted at the oral proceedings on 14 March 2006,
- the description and drawings as granted.