T 1837/17 of 23.11.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T183717.20201123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 2020
- Case number
- T 1837/17
- Online on
- 7 December 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09702040.8
- IPC class
- G06F 3/042G02B 5/124G01V 8/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- RETROREFLECTOR FOR USE IN TOUCH SCREEN APPLICATIONS AND POSITION SENSING SYSTEMS
- Applicant name
- Avery Dennison Corporation
SMART Technologies ULC - Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)
- Keywords
- Added subect-matter (no, amended claims)
Inventive step (yes, amended claims) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
- Claims: Nos. 1 to 4 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings on 23 November 2020.
- Description: Pages 2, 6 to 8, 10, 11, 15 and 17 to 22 as originally filed; pages 1, 4, 9, 12 to 14, 16 and 23 filed with letter dated 15 October 2020; and pages 3, 3a and 5 filed at the oral proceedings on 23 November 2020.
- Drawings: Sheets 1/10 to 6/10 and 8/10 to 10/10 of the application as published; and sheet 7/10 filed by letter dated 15 October 2020.