T 1008/98 of 18.07.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T100898.20010718
- Date of decision
- 18 July 2001
- Case number
- T 1008/98
- Online on
- 21 September 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94500017.2
- IPC class
- B41M 3/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A process for obtaining security paper, in particular paper money
- Applicant name
- FABRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE
- Opponent name
- GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Admittance of an auxiliary request submitted during oral proceedings and referring to a claim containing a prima facie unclear feature (no)
Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Extension of the protection conferred (no)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
(a) claims 1 to 3 submitted during oral proceedings as main request;
(b) description and drawings as granted.