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
- -
- Application number
- 01946818.0
- IPC class
- B42D 15/10
- 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
- Passport production system
- Applicant name
- Datacard Corporation
- Opponent name
- Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Mühlbauer AG - Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- 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
- -
- 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.