European Patent Office

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
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Application number
06768119.7
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
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
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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
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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 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.