European Patent Office

T 1968/18 of 31.08.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T196818.20220831
Date of decision
31 August 2022
Case number
T 1968/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
10737375.5
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
Abstract on Art 13(2) RPBA 2020
Application title
Printing method
Applicant name
Sericol Limited
Opponent name
Durst Phototechnik AG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Admittance of documents D18, D18a and D3b (yes)
Allowability of the amendments (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Admittance of the amended description (yes)
Remittal to the opposition division (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Catchword
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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 maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

Claims 1 to 12 of the main request filed by letter dated 12 December 2019.