European Patent Office

T 1482/19 (Scale space approximation/TELECOM ITALIA) of 11.02.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T148219.20220211
Date of decision
11 February 2022
Case number
T 1482/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
14752573.7
IPC class
G06K 9/46
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
KEYPOINT IDENTIFICATION
Applicant name
Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - technical problem derivable from the application as filed (yes)
Inventive step - long felt need (no)
Claims - functional features (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Correction of error - obvious error
Amendment to appeal case - amendment detrimental to procedural economy (no)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1294/16
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

Description:

Pages 1-11, 13-24 as originally filed

Page 12 as filed with letter of 4 February 2022

Claims:

1-9 according to request "C" - revision 3 filed during the oral proceedings of 10 February 2022

Drawings:

Sheets 1-16 as originally filed.