European Patent Office

T 1930/12 (Prism-based optical mouse/STM) of 30.04.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T193012.20150430
Date of decision
30 April 2015
Case number
T 1930/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
04254383.5
IPC class
G06F 3/033
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
Optical device, and optical mouse incorporating the optical device
Applicant name
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Request for oral proceedings via video-conference - (refused)
Admission of request filed during oral proceedings - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes, after amendment)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1266/07
Citing cases
T 1942/12

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1-17, filed as main request during the oral proceedings before the board;

- Description:

- page 1 as filed with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal on 20 June 2012

- page 2 as filed during the oral proceedings before the board

- pages 3-8 as originally filed;

- Figures 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b as originally filed.