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
- -
- Application number
- 10727345.0
- IPC class
- A61B 5/00G01B 11/25H04N 13/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- -
- 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
- -
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