European Patent Office

T 0227/18 of 27.10.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T022718.20211027
Date of decision
27 October 2021
Case number
T 0227/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
07150164.7
IPC class
G07F 7/10
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
Systems, methods, and computer program products for supporting multiple applications and multiple instances of the same application on a wireless smart device
Applicant name
MasterCard International Incorporated
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Keywords
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1790/17
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

Claims 1 to 4 filed as auxiliary request 3 during the oral proceedings before the Board at 12:28 hours.