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
- -
- Application number
- 08165790.0
- IPC class
- G06K 19/06G06K 19/077G06K 19/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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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
- -
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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.