European Patent Office

T 0405/14 (Self-testing sensor / William L. Smith) of 25.09.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T040514.20190925
Date of decision
25 September 2019
Case number
T 0405/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
09169121.2
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
Self-testing sensor
Applicant name
Smith, William L.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - closest prior art
Exclusion of an item of pror art as "closest prior art" in the presence of a more promising starting point (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2057/12

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.