European Patent Office

T 1599/18 (Multispectral skin biometrics / HID 4) du 24.06.2021

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T159918.20210624
Date de la décision
24 juin 2021
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1599/18
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
10181332.7
Classe de la CIB
G06K 9/00
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
Multispectral imaging biometrics
Nom du demandeur
HID Global Corporation
Nom de l'opposant
Idemia Identity & Security France
Chambre
3.5.06
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - implicit disclosure (yes/no)
Right to be heard - opportunity to comment (yes)
Right to be heard - substantial procedural violation (no)
Late-filed request - request identical to request not admitted in first instance proceedings
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (no)
Exergue
Lack of novelty (see point 14): there is no need that a prior art document explicitly mentions the claimed features. It is necessary and sufficient that an embodiment falling under the claim scope be directly and unambiguously derivable from the prior art document. That an alternative exists does not change this: it is possible that multiple alternatives can be considered directly und unambiguously derivable, even when none is explicitly mentioned.
Right to be heard (see points 18 and 29): the right to be heard does not entail a right to an amendment, but a right to present comments on why a specific request should be admitted to the proceedings.
Affaires citées
G 0007/93R 0001/13
Affaires citantes
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.