T 2486/16 du 12.01.2021
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T248616.20210112
- Date de la décision
- 12 janvier 2021
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 2486/16
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 08748262.6
- Classe de la CIB
- G06Q 40/00G07C 5/00G06F 21/24G06Q 50/00
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- RECORDING AND REPORTING OF DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION
- Nom du demandeur
- Appy Risk Technologies Limited
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.4.03
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 122 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 52(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention R 136 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1) (2020)
- Mots-clés
- Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) - Exergue
- 1. In applying Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 the Board may also rely on the criteria set out in Article 13(1) RPBA 2020 ... . The criteria of Article 13(1) RPBA 2020 may therefore supplement, but do not supplant, the separate requirements of Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 (Reasons, point 6.4.1).
2. When filing requests within the period mentioned in Article 13(2) RPBA 2020, the party, in providing its "cogent reasons", should not only identify the circumstances invoked and explain why they are to be regarded as "exceptional", it should also explain why these circumstances had the direct result of preventing the party from filing its requests at an earlier stage. (Reasons, point 6.5.6).
3. The mere fact that, in a communication under Article 15(1) RPBA 2020, the Board departs in some respects from the reasoning of the Examining Division on inventive step (while reaching the same conclusion) does not constitute "exceptional circumstances" within the meaning of Article 13(2) RPBA 2020, nor does it open the door to the filing of new requests as a response (Reasons, point 6.6.3).
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.