European Patent Office

T 0519/12 of 17.03.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T051912.20170317
Date of decision
17 March 2017
Case number
T 0519/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
08165790.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same
Applicant name
American Express Travel Related Services
Company Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Catchword
It is expected from the skilled person that he would exercise his skills in the framework of technical Standards in force in his field of activity. No inventive activity can thus be derived from a feature that simply reflects the content of such a technical prescription (cf. point 3.5).
Cited cases
T 0939/92
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.