European Patent Office

T 3061/19 of 15.03.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T306119.20220315
Date of decision
15 March 2022
Case number
T 3061/19
Online on
18 March 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
12716127.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
EXTENDING SOCKET FOR PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER
Applicant name
PopSockets LLC
Opponent name
Out of the blue KG
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 116Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 in amended form with the claims according the main request as filed on 8 May 2019, the figures of the patent specification and a description to be adapted thereto.