T 1417/05 (Printer control/CANON) of 04.12.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T141705.20081204
- Date of decision
- 4 December 2008
- Case number
- T 1417/05
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96110085.6
- IPC class
- G06F 3/13
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Printer control with monitor function
- Applicant name
- CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Opponent name
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Impermissible extension of subject-matter (main request)
Lack of clarity (first auxiliary request)
Lack of inventive step (second auxiliary request) - Catchword
- The distinguishing features of the claimed invention (second auxiliary request) were presented in the application as filed as a mere design alternative having no significant technical impact. This has consequences for the board's assessment of inventive step, cf. points 4.6-4.11.
- Cited cases
- T 0971/92
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.