T 1891/20 (Switching subscriptions/THALES) of 15.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T189120.20211115
- Date of decision
- 15 November 2021
- Case number
- T 1891/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14824813.1
- IPC class
- H04W 8/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- T 1891/20 Request for correction of the minutes/THALES 2022-05-16
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for accessing a service and a corresponding device
- Applicant name
- Thales Dis France SAS
- Opponent name
- IDEMIA France
Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security GmbH
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH - Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 105(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 128(4)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 144(d)European Patent Convention R 151European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 010(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 016(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of intervention - (yes): coordination of procedural acts by opponents and/or interveners is not vexatious or illegitimate
Admissibility of appeals
Admissibility of appeal - (yes): distinction between admissibility of an appeal vs. admittance of late-filed submissions
Abuse of procedure - (no): referring to evidence provided by other parties is no "abuse of procedure"
Inventive step - main request (no)
Admittance of claim request filed after summons - (no): no exceptional circumstances
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Exclusion of documents from file inspection - annexes 3 and 4 (yes): prejudicial to the parties' legitimate personal or economic interests - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The requests for apportionment of costs are refused.
4. The appeal fee paid by the respondent is reimbursed at 50%.
5. Annexes 3 and 4 to the respondent's reply to the notice of intervention are excluded from file inspection.