European Patent Office

T 0951/17 (Method of manufacturing anticounterfeiting labels / Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) of 23.03.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T095117.20230323
Date of decision
23 March 2023
Case number
T 0951/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
11182173.2
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
Anti-counterfeiting tags and related manufacturing method
Applicant name
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A.
Opponent name
Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security GmbH
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Main request - Amendments - undisclosed disclaimer
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (no)
Second auxiliary request - late-filed request - request withdrawn before the opposition division
Second auxiliary request - primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to requests on which decision was based (no)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition in appeal proceedings (yes)
Grounds for opposition - no consent of proprietor
Novelty, Inventive step
Novelty - third auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.