T 1362/19 (Implicit disclosure of abstract concepts / Wai-Lin) of 31.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T136219.20220331
- Date of decision
- 31 March 2022
- Case number
- T 1362/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05782186.0
- IPC class
- H03M 11/00G09G 5/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- VIRTUAL KEYPAD INPUT DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Wai-Lin, Maw
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (no)
Novelty - implicit disclosure (yes) - Catchword
- If an abstract feature is not defined in more concrete terms either in the relevant claim or in the description of the application, it has to be understood in a broad sense. This may be important when assessing the implicit disclosure of a document of the state of the art. In particular, for this assessment it may be irrelevant whether there are several alternatives for implementing the abstract feature in concrete terms (Reasons 2.3.7).
- Citing cases
- T 0602/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.