European Patent Office

T 1420/16 of 19.04.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T142016.20210419
Date of decision
19 April 2021
Case number
T 1420/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
10858489.7
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
TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Applicant name
Ent. Services Development Corporation LP
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Amendments - main request and first auxiliary request
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed request - second auxiliary request
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - third auxiliary request
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - fourth auxiliary request
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1632/18

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 in the following version:

Claims: Nos. 1 to 8 according to the fourth auxiliary request filed in the oral proceedings before the Board at 16.14 hrs.

Description: to be adapted thereto.

Drawings: Sheets 1/4 to 4/4 as published.