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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973Guidelines_G-VII, 5(2)
- 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.