European Patent Office

T 0427/11 of 17.07.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T042711.20140717
Date of decision
17 July 2014
Case number
T 0427/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
01946818.0
IPC class
B42D 15/10
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
Passport production system
Applicant name
Datacard Corporation
Opponent name
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Mühlbauer AG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1)
Keywords
Substantial procedural violation - appealed decison insufficiently reasoned (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (equitable)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings (not admitted)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.

3. The requests for reimbursement of the appeal fees are allowed.