European Patent Office

T 0810/19 of 12.09.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T081019.20230912
Date of decision
12 September 2023
Case number
T 0810/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
10727345.0
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
FOCUS SCANNING APPARATUS
Applicant name
3Shape A/S
Opponent name
Wunderlich, Rainer
Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to request on which decision was based - main request (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

claims 1 to 18 of new auxiliary request 1 filed at the oral proceedings before the Board