European Patent Office

T 2052/12 of 09.01.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T205212.20180109
Date of decision
9 January 2018
Case number
T 2052/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
03715275.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHOD TO PAY WITH A SMART CARD
Applicant name
NXP B.V.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - after amendment (yes)
Inventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

- Claims 1-9 of the main request filed during oral proceedings of 9 January 2018,

- Description:

- pages 1, 5-12 of the description as published,

- pages 2 and 2a of the description filed with letter dated 24 February 2011,

- pages 3, 4 and 13 of the description filed during oral proceedings of 9 January 2018,

- Drawings sheets 1/3-3/3 as published.