European Patent Office

T 0197/11 of 06.02.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T019711.20140206
Date of decision
6 February 2014
Case number
T 0197/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
96911816.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Method and Apparatus for Determining Tax of a Vehicle
Applicant name
Sasial Vehicle Technologies Limited
Opponent name
Dietrich, Lutz
Siemens AG Österreich
DATAMATIX Datensysteme GmbH
Toll Collect GmbH
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Decision_AC of 28 June 2001 on the transitional provisions under_Art_7of the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29 November 2000_Art_(1), paragraph 1European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request Ib (yes)
Clarity and support in the description - auxiliary request I (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (no)
Catchword
Amended request filed at oral proceedings admitted (see point 5. of the reasons)
Cited cases
T 0641/00
Citing cases
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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 as amended in the following version:

Description:

Pages 2, 2a, 9, 12, 14 and 15 as filed during oral proceedings of 6 February 2014,

Pages 3 to 8, 10, 11 and 13 of the patent specification,

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 14 of the patent specification, and

Claims:

Claim 1 of auxiliary request Ib filed during oral proceedings of 6 February 2014.