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
- IPC class
- F16M 13/00F16M 11/40F16M 11/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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.