T 0796/99 of 21.08.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T079699.20030821
- Date of decision
- 21 August 2003
- Case number
- T 0796/99
- Online on
- 19 November 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94917780.2
- IPC class
- G07D 13/00
- 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
- Validating value carriers
- Applicant name
- Mars Incorporated
- Opponent name
- Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Added subject matter (yes) - second auxiliary request
Inventive step (no) - main request and first auxiliary request
Inventive step (yes) - third auxiliary request - Catchword
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- Cited 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents according to the respondent's third auxiliary request:
Claims: 1 to 18 filed in the oral proceedings on 21 August 2003;
Description: columns 1 to 5 filed in the oral proceedings on 21 August 2003;
Figures: 1 and 2 of the patent specification.