European Patent Office

T 0855/16 of 07.04.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T085516.20220407
Date of decision
7 April 2022
Case number
T 0855/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
11182727.5
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
Image processing apparatus and method
Applicant name
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Main request and second auxiliary request - amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes) - admitted - added subject-matter (yes)
First auxiliary request - amendment to appeal case - amendment prima facie gives rise to new objections (yes) - not admitted
Third auxiliary request - admitted - clarity (yes) - added subject-matter (no) - 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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the claims of the third auxiliary request and a description to be adapted thereto.