European Patent Office

T 0539/13 of 09.12.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T053913.20161209
Date of decision
9 December 2016
Case number
T 0539/13
Online on
3 May 2017
Petition for review of
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Application number
01943674.0
IPC class
B42D 15/10
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A Security Device
Applicant name
De La Rue International Limited
Opponent name
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH
Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description:

- Pages 2 to 5 of the amended patent description, "Main Request", received during the oral procee­dings of 9 December 2016;

- Page 13 of the patent specification.

Claims:

- Nos. 1 to 17 of the New Main Request received during the oral proceedings of 9 December 2016.

Drawings:

- Figures 1 to 7 of the patent specification.