European Patent Office

T 1038/18 du 05.10.2021

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T103818.20211005
Date de la décision
5 octobre 2021
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1038/18
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
11705996.4
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
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
MOIRE MAGNIFICATION DEVICE
Nom du demandeur
De La Rue International Limited
Nom de l'opposant
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Chambre
3.4.02
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Novelty (main and first to third auxiliary requests: yes)
Admission of amendment to appellant's case after notification of the summons (yes)
Addition to appellant's case in reply to respondent's reply to the grounds of appeal - Amendment to appellant's case within the meaning of Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 (no)
Entitlement to priority (no)
Inventive step (main, first and second auxiliary requests: no; third auxiliary request: yes)
New ground for opposition: no patent proprietor's consent
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Substantial procedural violation and reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
G 0010/91T 0919/17
Affaires citantes
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- Claims: No. 1 to 17 according to auxiliary request 3 filed with the letter dated 19 August 2021.

- Description: Pages 1 to 22 according to auxiliary request 3 filed with the letter dated 19 August 2021.

- Figures: Sheets 16 to 33 of the patent specification.