European Patent Office

T 1479/13 of 03.06.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T147913.20160603
Date of decision
3 June 2016
Case number
T 1479/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
05812737.4
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
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION
Applicant name
INTERFACE, INC.
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 137(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing 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 examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

- claims 1 to 21 of the sole request filed in the oral proceedings before the Board as amended auxiliary request;

- description, pages 1 to 19 filed in the oral proceedings before the Board; and

- figures 1 to 8 of the application as published.