T 2384/13 of 11.04.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T238413.20170411
- Date of decision
- 11 April 2017
- Case number
- T 2384/13
- Online on
- 3 May 2017
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02725957.1
- IPC class
- B41L 47/46
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Loss of Funds Prevention for Postage Meters and Personal Computer Meters
- Applicant name
- Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Opponent name
- Francotyp-Postalia GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - document could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Inventive step - (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 decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 3 of the sole request (former 4th auxiliary request) filed on 8 March 2017,
- description and drawings as granted.