T 2703/18 (Object verification/UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE) of 06.12.2023

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T270318.20231206
Date of decision: 6 December 2023
Case number: T 2703/18
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 14160385.2
IPC class: G06K 9/46 G06K 9/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: Abstract on EPC2000 R 064(2)
Application title: Method for object recognition and/or verification on portable devices
Applicant name: Université de Genève
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 116(1)European Patent Convention Art 23(3)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention Art 82 European Patent Convention Art 92 European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)European Patent Convention R 44(1)European Patent Convention R 64Guidelines_(2013), B-VII, 1(2) and 2.2, B-XI, 5, F-V, 8Guidelines_(2024), F-V, 2(2) and 4(1)Notice of the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search results, OJ EPO 2017, A20PCT_R. 40, 68Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords: Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Refund of a further search fee - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Catchword: Scope of the review under Rule 64 EPC and restraint to be exercised in the context of Rule 64 EPC; see points 30 and 31 of the reasons.
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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 examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

Description:

Pages 1/42 to 42/42 according to the new main request received during oral proceedings of 6 December 2023

Claims:

No. 1 to 15 according to the new main request received during oral proceedings of 6 December 2023

Drawings:

Sheets 1/15 to 15/15 as originally filed.

3. One further search fee is refunded.

4. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.