T 0620/19 (Security Substrates / De La Rue International Limited) of 09.05.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T062019.20230509
- Date of decision
- 9 May 2023
- Case number
- T 0620/19
- Online on
- 28 September 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11704834.8
- IPC class
- G06K 19/06G06K 19/08G06K 1/12
- 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
- IMPROVEMENTS IN SECURITY SUBSTRATES FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS
- Applicant name
- De La Rue International Limited
- Opponent name
- Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Main request, Auxiliary request 4 - Novelty - (no)
Auxiliary requests 1, 2, 3 and 5 - taken into account (no)
Auxiliary requests 6 to 10 - pending (no) - Catchword
- A characteristic employed in the prior art concerned was introduced to the claims as a limitation. This amendment was not suitable for addressing the fundamental novelty issue in the case. In that sense, the amended claim set (auxiliary request 5) did not "[relate] to the case under appeal" and was not taken into account (Article 12(4) RPBA 2007).
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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 patent is revoked.