T 2139/08 of 24.01.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T213908.20140124
- Date of decision
- 24 January 2014
- Case number
- T 2139/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04252995.8
- IPC class
- G06F 3/033G06K 9/00G06F 15/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Apparatus and method of input and finger print recognition on a handheld electronic device
- Applicant name
- BlackBerry Limited
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 27(1)(e) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty
Inventive step - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0649/11
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of:
- description page 1 submitted by letter of 15 June 2007;
- description pages 2 to 4 submitted by letter of 13 December 2013;
- description page 5 to 16 as originally filed;
- figures 1 to 5 as originally filed; and
- claims 1 to 12 submitted by letter of 13 December 2013.