European Patent Office

T 1344/21 (Flexible LED string) of 30.01.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T134421.20240130
Date of decision
30 January 2024
Case number
T 1344/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16171214.6
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
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE AND LAMP
Applicant name
Liquidleds Lighting Corp.
Opponent name
Girard Sudron Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - arbitrary choice of limit values
Inventive step - effect not made credible within the whole scope of claim
Amendment to appeal case - exercise of discretion
Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (no)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
Remittal - exceptionally wide range of new issues
Remittal - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1465/23

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 for further prosecution.