European Patent Office

T 1506/11 of 21.10.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T150611.20151021
Date of decision
21 October 2015
Case number
T 1506/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
03006870.4
IPC class
B41J 2/175
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
A printing apparatus and ink cartridge therefor
Applicant name
Seiko Epson Corporation
Opponent name
Pelikan Hardcopy Production AG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed argument - justification for late filing (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1496/11
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 3 to 8 of the patent specification.

Page 2 of the amended patent specification received during the oral proceedings of 21 October 2015.

Claims:

Numbers 1 to 15 received during the oral proceedings of 21 October 2015.

Drawings:

Figs 1 to 17B of the patent specification.