European Patent Office

T 0339/13 (Interacting with virtual pets/IMMERSION) of 17.11.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T033913.20151117
Date of decision
17 November 2015
Case number
T 0339/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
02804680.3
IPC class
G06G 7/48
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
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN INTERACTING WITH VIRTUAL PETS
Applicant name
Immersion Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Technical effect of physically interacting with a virtual pet
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The case is remitted to the examining division, with the order to grant a European patent with the following documents:

claims, no.

1-13 according to the auxiliary request dated 17 November 2015;

description pages

1-5, 7, 8, and 10-12 as published,

6 and 9 dated 17 November 2015,

drawings, sheets

1/7-7/7 as published.

2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.