European Patent Office

T 2349/18 of 04.05.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T234918.20220504
Date of decision
4 May 2022
Case number
T 2349/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
11724441.8
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
A method of printing
Applicant name
Touch Guard Ltd
Opponent name
Addmaster (U.K.) Limited
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 115(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(6)
Keywords
Oral proceedings - held in absence of party
Admittance of the late-filed main request (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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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 as amended on basis of the following documents:

Claims: Nos. 1 to 14 of the main request "12.20" filed at the oral proceedings on 4 May 2022.

Description: pages 2 to 6 of the main request "12.20" filed at the oral proceedings on 4 May 2022.

Drawings: Fig. 1 of the patent specification.