T 0346/15 of 13.09.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T034615.20180913
- Date of decision
- 13 September 2018
- Case number
- T 0346/15
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06812715.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- DISPLAY DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Opponent name
- CARALUX LED- und Neonlichttechnik GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 100(1)European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Late-filed document
Observations by third parties - admissibility of a new document (no) - Catchword
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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 the following version:
- claims 1 to 14 of auxiliary request I, filed with letter dated 13 August 2018;
- description and figures of the patent specification.