European Patent Office

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)
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
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
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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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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.