T 0159/19 of 08.02.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T015919.20220208
- Date of decision
- 8 February 2022
- Case number
- T 0159/19
- Online on
- 25 March 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11716294.1
- IPC class
- B42D 25/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SECURITY ARTICLES COMPRISING SECURITY FEATURES
- Applicant name
- De La Rue International Limited
- Opponent name
- Bundesdruckerei GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - novelty
Grounds for opposition - patent as granted (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 2 (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Support by the description - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no) - Catchword
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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 in the following version:
- Description:
Pages 2 and 3 of the patent specification and pages 4 to 9 according to the third auxiliary request filed with the letter dated 9 July 2019.
- Claims:
No. 1 to 15 according to the third auxiliary request filed with the letter dated 9 July 2019.
- Drawings:
Pages 14 to 17 of the patent specification.