T 1860/13 (Multiple image security features / L-1 Secure Credentialing) of 09.01.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T186013.20190109
- Date of decision
- 9 January 2019
- Case number
- T 1860/13
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02805222.3
- IPC class
- B42D 15/10G06K 19/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- MULTIPLE IMAGE SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
- Applicant name
- L-1 SECURE CREDENTIALING, INC.
- Opponent name
- Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Securency International Pty Ltd
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 99(2)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- With the withdrawal of their oppositions, the opponents renounced to their positions as parties to the proceedings and accordingly to any active role in them. The submissions filed by opponent III, following the filing of the statement of grounds by the appellant/patentee, are therefore regarded as observations made by a third party under Article 115 EPC. The request filed by former opponent III is without effect.
- Cited cases
- T 2201/10
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 13 according to the auxiliary request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted.