T 1249/18 (Counterfeit preventive paper/TOPPAN) of 08.02.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T124918.20220208
- Date of decision
- 8 February 2022
- Case number
- T 1249/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06768119.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- THREAD AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, FORGERY PREVENTING FORM USING THREAD, AND FORGERY PREVENTING PRINTED MATTER, AND FORGERY JUDGING METHOD USING THEM
- Applicant name
- Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European 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 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed novelty objection - not justified - not prima facie relevant : not considered
Late-filed objections of novelty and added subject-matter
Late-filed objection - submitted during oral proceedings without cogent reasons: not considered
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0002/10
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division
with the order to maintain the patent in amended form
based on auxiliary request 2, filed with the reply to the appeal of 17 December 2018, and a description to be amended where appropriate.