European Patent Office

T 2271/16 (Book-binding application/CANON) of 23.09.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T227116.20200923
Date of decision
23 September 2020
Case number
T 2271/16
Online on
8 December 2020
Petition for review of
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Application number
05008167.8
IPC class
G06F 17/21
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
Document processing apparatus, control method therefor, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium
Applicant name
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - first auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings.