T 1598/18 (Multispectral skin imaging / HID 3) of 23.06.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T159818.20210623
- Date of decision
- 23 June 2021
- Case number
- T 1598/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05857436.9
- IPC class
- G06K 9/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING BIOMETRICS
- Applicant name
- HID Global Corporation
- Opponent name
- Idemia Identity & Security France
- Board
- 3.5.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes) - Catchword
- A new definition or the re-defining of a known term does not add subject matter, if there is pertinent disclosure in the application as a whole (point 18).
- Cited cases
- T 1294/16
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the claims according to the third auxiliary request and the description and drawings of the patent as granted with the modification of paragraph 57 on page 7 of the description as filed on 12 February 2016.