European Patent Office

T 1385/19 of 29.03.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T138519.20220329
Date of decision
29 March 2022
Case number
T 1385/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
11192405.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting
Applicant name
3M Innovative Properties Co.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Unallowable intermediate generalisation (main request and auxiliary requests 3 and 4: yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary request 1: no)
Admission of requests (auxiliary requests 2, 3A and 3B: no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2010/15
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.