T 1896/09 (Object position detector/SYNAPTICS) of 14.03.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T189609.20130314
- Date of decision
- 14 March 2013
- Case number
- T 1896/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02025488.4
- IPC class
- G06K 11/06G06F 3/033
- 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
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- Application title
- Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition
- Applicant name
- SYNAPTICS, INC.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 112(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
Substantial procedural violation - no
Re-imbursement of appeal fee - no - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0543/14
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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1-8, submitted as Main Request during the oral proceedings before the Board.
- description:
- pages 15 and 760 as originally filed;
- pages 6 and 6a as filed on 21 November 2006.
- drawing sheets 126 as originally filed.
3. The request for refund of the appeal fee is refused.