The list of “Selected decisions” alerts users to all newly published decisions for which a headnote or a catchword has been provided by the board. Usually, a board will add a headnote or catchword if it wishes to provide a brief summary of a particular point of law or to draw attention to an important part of the reasons for the decision.
T 0852/18 () of 15.3.2021 | |||||
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Online on23.04.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date15.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA01K5/02 |
Application no.08741841.4 |
CatchwordReasons 8.6, 8.7 |
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KeywordsAmendments - broadening of claim (yes)Inventive step - (no) |
Application titleFeeding system and method |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T085218.20210315 |
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DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 440 KB) |
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T 0879/18 () of 9.3.2021 | |||||
Online on23.04.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date9.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA21B3/13A23G3/54 A23G3/34 A23G1/54 A23G1/00 |
Application no.11155965.4 |
CatchwordReasons 3 : incorrect exercise of discretion |
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KeywordsLate submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (no)Late submitted material - request admitted Amendments - allowable (no) Amendments - intermediate generalisation |
Application titleFOOD PRODUCT WITH A MOULDED BODY |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T087918.20210309 |
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DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 407 KB) |
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T 0884/18 () of 29.1.2021 | |||||
Online on23.04.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date29.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA63B21/002 |
Application no.06846239.9 |
CatchwordReasons 3, application of Art 13(2) RPBA 2020 |
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KeywordsPriority - basis in priority document (no)Inventive step - (no) Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) |
Application titleCOMBINATION GRIP FOR AN EXERCISE DEVICE |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T088418.20210129 |
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DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 355 KB) |
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T 1839/18 () of 19.3.2021 | |||||
Online on20.04.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date19.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA47J31/60A47J31/44 |
Application no.11702622.9 |
CatchwordReasons 2: admissibility of straw man oppositions |
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KeywordsAdmissibility of opposition - (yes)Novelty - (no) Amendments - intermediate generalisation Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) |
Application titleBEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH HYGIENIC CLEANING CYCLE |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T183918.20210319 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 567 KB) |
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T 2348/19 (Missing signatures/QUALCOMM) of 13.4.2021 | |||||
Online on19.04.2021 |
Board3.5.03 |
Decision date13.4.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04W 52/52H03F 1/02 |
Application no.14704496.0 |
CatchwordIf a member of the department of first instance, who participated in the oral proceedings before that department, is unable to act at the time the reasoned decision is to be issued, for example due to death or a longer lasting illness, one of the other members may sign on behalf of the incapacitated member. However, in such a situation, a written explanation as to why one member is signing on behalf of another must be provided. In the absence of such an explanation, the contravention of Rule 113(1) EPC constitutes a substantial procedural violation (see points 1.3 and 1.4 of the Reasons). |
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KeywordsDecision in written proceedings - (yes): no oral proceedings necessary or appropriateMissing signatures of opposition division's chair - substantial procedural violation (yes) Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes) Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes) |
Application titlePower tracker for multiple transmit signals sent simultaneously |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T234819.20210413 |
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DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 437 KB) |
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T 1148/15 () of 20.1.2021 | |||||
Online on15.04.2021 |
Board3.5.04 |
Decision date20.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04N 5/00H04N 5/44 |
Application no.07004089.4 |
Catchwordsee sections 3 to 6 |
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KeywordsInventive step - problem and solution approachInventive step - closest prior art Inventive step - objective technical problem Inventive step - selection of one of several obvious solutions Inventive step - ex post facto analysis (no) Claims - clarity (no) Right to be heard - opportunity to comment (yes) Objection under Rule 106 EPC (dismissed) |
Application titleA protocol for control of network or bus attached cable TV set-top box front-end functionality |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T114815.20210120 |
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DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 627 KB) |
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T 0328/16 () of 2.2.2021 | |||||
Online on14.04.2021 |
Board3.2.07 |
Decision date2.2.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCD21F 11/00D21G 1/00 B31F 1/16 D21H 27/10 B65D 30/02 B31B 19/00 |
Application no.09169216.0 |
CatchwordZurückweisung eines nach Eröffnung der mündlichen Verhandlung gestellten Antrages auf Aussetzung des als Videokonferenz durchgeführten Termins zur mündlichen Verhandlung und auf Neufestsetzung eines Termins zur mündlichen Verhandlung in physischer Präsenz aller Beteiligten (siehe Punkt 2 der Gründe) |
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KeywordsNeuheit - (ja)Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja) Ermittlung von Amts wegen - Beschwerdeverfahren Antrag auf Aussetzung der mündlichen Verhandlungen mittels Videokonferenz und Neufestsetzung eines Termins zur mündlichen Verhandlung in phyischer Präsenz der Beteiligten - Antragstellung erst nach Eröffnung der mündlichen Verhandlung - zurückgewiesen Verlegung der mündlichen Verhandlung - schwerwiegende Gründe (nein) |
Application titleVerfahren zur Herstellung von Sackpapier, Sackpapier und Papiersack |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T032816.20210202 |
DistributionD |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 542 KB) |
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T 0488/18 () of 25.3.2021 | |||||
Online on12.04.2021 |
Board3.4.02 |
Decision date25.3.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCG01M3/32G01F23/00 |
Application no.11186605.9 |
CatchwordEine Rückzahlungsmöglichkeit der Beschwerdegebühr gemäß Regel 103 (4) c) EPÜ kann es auch dann geben, wenn ein Antrag auf mündliche Verhandlung nicht vom Beschwerdeführer zurückgenommen wurde, sondern von einem anderen Verfahrensbeteiligten, der keine Beschwerde eingelegt hat (siehe Nrn. 8.3 - 8.9 der Entscheidungsgründe). |
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KeywordsEntscheidung im schriftlichen Verfahren (ja)Unterbrechung des Beschwerdeverfahrens wegen Insolvenzverfahren (nein) Übertragung der Einsprechendenstellung (nein) - kein ausreichender Nachweis Zulässigkeit der Beschwerde - Beschwerde hinreichend begründet (ja) Änderungen - zulässig (ja) Änderungen - Erweiterung über den Inhalt der Anmeldung in der eingereichten Fassung hinaus (nein) Zurückverweisung an die erste Instanz Zurückverweisung - (ja) Teilweise Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (ja) |
Application titleLeckagesonde für einen doppelwandigen Tank |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T048818.20210325 |
DistributionC |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 623 KB) |
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T 0013/19 (Oral proceedings in absentia/JILDERDA) of 4.3.2021 | |||||
Online on06.04.2021 |
Board3.5.03 |
Decision date4.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04R 25/00 |
Application no.07793860.3 |
CatchwordIt is no more than the usual degree of courtesy owed to a Board of Appeal as a court of final appellate jurisdiction that a party's intention not to attend the oral proceedings or any impediment to attendance is communicated as early as possible (see point |
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KeywordsOral proceedings - non-attendance of appellantAdded subject-matter - main and auxiliary requests (yes) Reimbursement of the appeal fee - (no): appeal not allowable and no procedural violation |
Application titleHearing aid, expansion unit and method for manufacturing a hearing aid |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T001319.20210304 |
DistributionD |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 347 KB) |
T 1707/17 () of 19.2.2021 | |||||
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Online on30.03.2021 |
Board3.4.03 |
Decision date19.2.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH01J37/32 |
Application no.05794506.5 |
CatchwordArticle 13(2) RPBA 2020 requires the party |
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KeywordsAmendments of main and 1st auxiliary requestAmendments - allowable (no) Amendment after summons (2nd auxiliary request) Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) |
Application titleMATERIAL DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T170717.20210219 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 334 KB) |
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T 1127/16 (Aircraft communication method/BOEING) of 18.2.2021 | |||||
Online on29.03.2021 |
Board3.5.03 |
Decision date18.2.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04B 7/185 |
Application no.06077126.8 |
Catchword(1) With respect to the assessment of compliance with Article 123(2) EPC, the fact that a claim of a patent is to be construed by a mind willing to understand and not a mind desirous of misunderstanding does not mean that the description and the drawings have automatically to be consulted when an "ambiguous" feature (i.e. a feature which at least theoretically allows more than one interpretation) occurs in the claim, or where the claim as a whole includes one or more inconsistencies, to resolve that ambiguity or inconsistency. Rather, the claim should essentially be read and interpreted on its own merits (see points 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 of the Reasons). |
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KeywordsAdded subject-matter - main, 1st and 4th to 13th auxiliary requests (yes): unallowable limitationExtension of protection conferred - 2nd and 3rd auxiliary requests (yes): "inescapable trap" Referral to the Enlarged Board - inescapable trap (no): not required and no divergence |
Application titleMulti-network aircraft communication systems and methods |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T112716.20210218 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 501 KB) |
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T 2475/16 () of 3.3.2021 | |||||
Online on29.03.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date3.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA47J 31/06A47J 31/40 |
Application no.08709016.3 |
CatchwordReasons 3 |
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KeywordsNovelty - (yes)Inventive step - (yes) Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes) |
Application titleDEVICE FOR PREPARING A LIQUID BEVERAGE FROM A CARTRIDGE |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T247516.20210303 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 404 KB) |
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T 2320/16 (Oral proceedings by videoconference) of 4.2.2021 | |||||
Online on24.03.2021 |
Board3.3.02 |
Decision date4.2.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCC07D 215/54A61K 31/47 C07D 401/12 C07D 417/12 C07D 215/56 C07D 401/04 C07D 491/10 C07D 405/12 C07D 413/12 C07D 211/00 |
Application no.10173332.7 |
CatchwordOral proceedings by videoconference are consistent with the right to oral proceedings pursuant to |
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KeywordsOral proceedings - by videoconferenceInventive step - reasonable generalisation of the invention (yes) Inventive step - burden of proof |
Application titleSUBSTITUTED 3-CYANOQUINOLINES AS PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASES INHIBITORS |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T232016.20210204 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 766 KB) |
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T 0862/16 (Connection re-establishment/HTC) of 2.3.2021 | |||||
Online on22.03.2021 |
Board3.5.03 |
Decision date2.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04W76/02 |
Application no.12004150.4 |
CatchwordAs to raising a new objection by a Board of Appeal ex officio under Article 114(1) EPC, see points 2.8 and 8 of the Reasons. |
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KeywordsAdded subject-matter - main and auxiliary requests 1 to 10 (yes)Admittance of auxiliary request 11 filed at oral proceedings (yes): exceptional circumstances Added subject-matter - auxiliary request 11 (no, after amendments) Extension of protection - auxiliary request 11 (no) Objection introduced ex officio by the board - request for referral to Enlarged BoA (no) Remittal to the opposition division for further prosecution Remittal - (yes): novelty and inventive step not examined yet Request for reimbursement of the appeal fee - (no): no substantial procedural violation |
Application titleMethods for synchronizing PDCP operations after PRC connection re-establishment in a wireless communication system and related apparatuses thereof |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T086216.20210302 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 473 KB) |
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T 1950/16 () of 14.1.2021 | |||||
Online on19.03.2021 |
Board3.2.03 |
Decision date14.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCB21B1/22 |
Application no.07859801.8 |
CatchwordAn ISBN number is a unique identifier which usually indicates that a book has been made publicly available. A copyright notice usually indicates the year of publication. Both are typically found at the beginning of a book, at the copyright page (edition notice). Taken together, they usually indicate that a book has been made available to the public in a certain year (see point 3.1 of the Reasons). |
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KeywordsPrior art - availability to the public (yes)Novelty - main request (no) Amendments - auxiliary request I Amendments - added subject-matter (no) Right to be heard - violation (no) Remittal - (yes) Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (no) |
Application titleMETHOD OF TEMPER ROLLING OF STEEL STRIP AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH TENSILE COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T195016.20210114 |
DistributionD |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 365 KB) |
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T 2344/16 (Bestimmung der Streuparameter eines Mehrtor-Messobjekts - Rohde & … of 15.2.2021 | |||||
Online on18.03.2021 |
Board3.4.01 |
Decision date15.2.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCG01R35/00 |
Application no.03810391.7 |
CatchwordEiner Änderung der Besetzung einer Prüfungsabteilung vor der mündlichen Verhandlung steht grundsätzlich nichts entgegen. Eine Verletzung des Rechts auf ein faires Verfahren und insbesondere auf rechtliches Gehör liegt darin an sich nicht. |
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KeywordsErfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag (ja)Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Aufgabe und Lösung Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr - Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme (ja) Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr - wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel (nein) Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel - Verletzung des rechtlichen Gehörs (nein) Änderung des Beschwerdevorbringens - rechtfertigende Gründe des Beteiligten (ja) |
Application titleVERFAHREN ZUM MESSEN DER STREUPARAMETER EINES MEHRTOR-MESSOBJEKTES MITTELS EINES MEHRTOR-NETZWERKANALYSATORS MIT NICHTSINUSFOERMIGEN MESSSIGNALEN |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T234416.20210215 |
DistributionD |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 393 KB) |
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T 0734/18 () of 15.1.2021 | |||||
Online on18.03.2021 |
Board3.2.04 |
Decision date15.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA47J31/46A47J31/44 |
Application no.10701110.8 |
CatchwordReasons 4 - witness testimony - applicable standard of proof |
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KeywordsNovelty - main request (no)Novelty - public prior use Novelty - burden of proof Evaluation of evidence - credibility of witness Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) |
Application titlePUMP MOUNT IN A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T073418.20210115 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 459 KB) |
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T 1807/15 (Oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference) of 12.3.2021 | |||||
Online on17.03.2021 |
Board3.5.02 |
Decision date12.3.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH03F1/02 |
Application no.04758381.0 |
CatchwordThe following question is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision: |
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KeywordsReferral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - point of law of fundamental importanceOral proceedings - format Oral proceedings - videoconference Oral proceedings - right to be heard in oral proceedings Right to in-person oral proceedings |
Application titleDoherty Amplifier with Output Hybrid Coupler |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T180715.20210312 |
DistributionA |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 553 KB) |
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T 0755/18 (Semi-automatic answering/3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES) of 11.12.2020 | |||||
Online on16.03.2021 |
Board3.5.07 |
Decision date11.12.2020 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCG06F17/30G06F9/44 |
Application no.11827611.2 |
CatchwordIf neither the output of a machine-learning computer program nor the output's accuracy contribute to a technical effect, an improvement of the machine achieved automatically through supervised learning to generate a more accurate output is not in itself a technical effect |
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KeywordsInventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features |
Application titleUser feedback in semi-automatic question answering systems |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T075518.20201211 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 392 KB) |
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T 1472/14 (Verwendung anthropometrischer Daten zur Produktherstellung) of 19.1.2021 | |||||
Online on15.03.2021 |
Board3.5.01 |
Decision date19.1.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCG06Q30/00 |
Application no.10721658.2 |
CatchwordWas der beanspruchte Gegenstand leistet ist lediglich, anthropometrische Daten in einer Datenbank so zu organisieren, dass diese in standardisierter Form oder in Form statistischer Kennwerte zur Abfrage über eine Kommunikationseinrichtung bereitgestellt werden. Der Anspruchsgegenstand betrifft nur Auswertungsergebnisse, auch wenn solche im Rahmen einer Zweckangabe zur Produktherstellung gesendet werden. Es erfolgt keine Kontrolle des Betriebs einer Herstellungsanlage, sondern es werden lediglich Produktdaten bereit gestellt. Die Kammer bezweifelt, dass das Ziel der Anthropotechnik mit einer Gestaltung der Schnittstelle zwischen Mensch und Maschine hier relevant ist. Die Kammer erkennt in dem beanspruchten Verfahren keinen technischen Effekt, der über die reine naheliegende Automatisierung einer abstrakten Idee zur Standardisierung hinausgeht (vgl. Entscheidungsgründe, Punkt 7). |
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KeywordsErfinderische Tätigkeit - Mischung technischer und nichttechnischer MerkmaleErfinderische Tätigkeit - allgemeines Fachwissen - alle Anträge (nein) |
Application titleVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR PRODUKTOPTIMIERUNG AUF BASIS NATIONALER UND INTERNATIONALER REIHENMESSUNGSDATEN |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T147214.20210119 |
DistributionD |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 337 KB) |
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T 1099/16 () of 11.12.2020 | |||||
Online on11.03.2021 |
Board3.2.06 |
Decision date11.12.2020 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCD07B1/16C08J5/10 |
Application no.08797940.7 |
CatchwordIn order to decide whether a claim to the use of a known compound for a particular purpose, based on a technical effect which is described in the patent, should be interpreted as including that technical effect as a functional technical feature according to G 2/88, the Board finds that G 2/88 does not require the technical effect to be described in the patent in a manner sufficiently clear and complete to make the actual achievement of that technical effect credible (Reasons 17). |
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KeywordsGrounds for opposition - Inventive stepGrounds for opposition - use claim Grounds for opposition - new technical effect Grounds for opposition - functional feature (yes) Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no) Competence of the boards of appeal - composition of the board of appeal Competence of the boards of appeal - enlargement (no) Admissibility of appeal - appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes) |
Application titleUse of an adhesion enhancer in a polymer jacket material of a metal cord and corresponding method of making a cord assembly comprising a jacket |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T109916.20201211 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 571 KB) |
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T 0772/18 (Erfassen einer Bewegungscharakteristik eines Fahrzeugs/TELEKOM) of 26.2.2021 | |||||
Online on10.03.2021 |
Board3.5.01 |
Decision date26.2.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCG06Q30/06G07C5/00 G06Q30/02 |
Application no.14157140.6 |
CatchwordDie Information, dass ein Kraftstoffverbrauch von einem Referenzkraftstoffverbrauch abweicht bzw. die Ursache einer solchen Abweichung (zum Beispiel Beschleunigung, Luftwiderstand, etc.), mag zwar als eine technische Information gelten. Die Kammer ist jedoch der Auffassung, dass eine solche Information den Fahrer nicht durch eine ständige und/oder geführte Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion glaubhaft bei der Ausführung einer technischen Aufgabe unterstützt |
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KeywordsErfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge (nein) |
Application titleVerfahren zum Erfassen einer Bewegungscharakteristik eines Fahrzeugs |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T077218.20210226 |
DistributionD |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 330 KB) |
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T 2486/16 () of 12.1.2021 | |||||
Online on09.03.2021 |
Board3.4.03 |
Decision date12.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCG07C5/00G06F21/24 G06Q40/00 G06Q50/00 |
Application no.08748262.6 |
Catchword1. In applying Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 the Board may also rely on the criteria set out in Article 13(1) RPBA 2020 ... . The criteria of Article 13(1) RPBA 2020 may therefore supplement, but do not supplant, the separate requirements of Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 (Reasons, point 6.4.1). |
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KeywordsNovelty - main request (yes)Inventive step - main request (no) Inventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) |
Application titleRECORDING AND REPORTING OF DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T248616.20210112 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 469 KB) |
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T 1338/18 () of 15.1.2021 | |||||
Online on09.03.2021 |
Board3.3.03 |
Decision date15.1.2021 |
Proc. languageFR |
IPCC08K3/04 |
Application no.09797081.8 |
CatchwordLa découverte de l'ampleur d'un effet survenant lors de l'utilisation d'un produit de l'état de la technique, lorsqu'un tel effet était connu être exercé par ledit produit, ne justifie pas que cette ampleur, comparée à celle obtenue avec un autre produit qui était connu posséder le même effet, puisse à elle seule servir de base à une caractéristique technique d'ordre fonctionnel (cf. points 3.2 à 3.6.4 des motifs). |
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KeywordsRequête principale et première requête subsidiaire - Nouveauté de l'utilisation (non) - But défini n'est pas une caractéritique d'ordre fonctionnelPremière et deuxième requête subsidiaire - admises à la procédure Deuxième requête subisidiaire - Renvoi à la première instance |
Application titleUTILISATION D'UN GRAPHITE EXPANSE DANS UN MATERIAU POLYMERE. |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T133818.20210115 |
DistributionC |
DecisionTexte de la décision en FR (PDF, 509 KB) |
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T 0996/18 (Verbundscheibe/Schott AG) of 21.1.2021 | |||||
Online on02.03.2021 |
Board3.3.06 |
Decision date21.1.2021 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCB32B17/10 |
Application no.11183946.0 |
CatchwordFür Ansprüche, die der Patentinhaber durch die Aufnahme von Merkmalen aus der Beschreibung geändert hat, die jedoch im Einspruchsverfahren nicht überprüft wurden, ist im Beschwerdeverfahren von Amts wegen zu prüfen, ob sie im Einklang mit Artikel 123 (2) EPÜ stehen (Artikel 114 (1) EPÜ, Regel 100 (1) EPÜ). |
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KeywordsNeuheit - (ja)Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja) Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsantrag 4A Niederschrift über mündliche Verhandlung - Antrag auf Aufnahme einer Erklärung in die Niederschrift Prüfung von Artikel 123 (2) EPÜ von Amts wegen |
Application titleVerbundscheibe |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T099618.20210121 |
DistributionD |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 506 KB) |
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T 2015/20 (Aclidinium for treatment of asthma/ALMIRALL) of 23.2.2021 | |||||
Online on02.03.2021 |
Board3.3.07 |
Decision date23.2.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA61K9/14A61K9/72 A61K31/46 A61K45/06 A61K9/00 |
Application no.15173011.6 |
CatchwordClaims in patent applications typically involve generalisations which inherently include an aspect of speculation. Patent applications in the field of medicine represent in this respect no exception. The approaches developed in the jurisprudence of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO for the assessment of sufficiency of disclosure and inventive step specifically take account of the technical contribution actually disclosed in a patent application to avoid patent protection resulting from unreasonable speculation on the basis of propositions that are prima facie implausible (see also points 2.6, 2.7 and 5 of the Reasons). |
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KeywordsSufficiency of disclosure - (yes)Inventive step - (yes) |
Application titleINHALATION COMPOSITION CONTAINING ACLIDINIUM FOR TREATMENT OF ASTHMA |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T201520.20210223 |
DistributionB |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 416 KB) |
T 0615/17 (Equipement mobile pour accéder au web/ALLANI) of 11.11.2020 | |||||
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Online on16.02.2021 |
Board3.5.07 |
Decision date11.11.2020 |
Proc. languageFR |
IPCG06F17/30 |
Application no.10003146.7 |
CatchwordLa question de l'admissibilité ne doit pas dépendre d'un changement de mandataire qui relève du seul choix interne, voir stratégique du requérant (voir raisons, 4.1.6). |
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KeywordsRequête principale, première, seconde et quatrième requêtes subsidiaires produites tardivement (peu avant ou pendant la procédure orale) - requêtes non admisesActivité inventive - troisième requête subsidiaire (non) |
Application titleProcédé et dispositif pour accéder à des sources d'information et services sur le web |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T061517.20201111 |
DistributionD |
DecisionTexte de la décision en FR (PDF, 471 KB) |
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J 0010/20 () of 22.1.2021 | |||||
Online on10.02.2021 |
Board3.1.01 |
Decision date22.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCA23J7/00C07F9/10 |
Application no.16874169.2 |
CatchwordIf the European Patent Office issues a promise or statement on how to act in a given area, the principle of legitimate expectations requires that promise or statement to be honoured unless there is good reason not to do so. Users and representatives cannot be expected to question, without any apparent reason, statements on the extension of time limits which are made in publications under Rule 134(4) EPC. Even in the absence of a general dislocation in the delivery or transmission of mail, they can rely on such publications without suffering any disadvantages (points 1.12.-1.20 of the Reasons). |
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KeywordsExtension of periods - COVID-19 pandemic - Notice from the EPOProtection of legitimate expectations (yes) Statement of grounds of appeal filed within time limit (yes) Date on which payment is made - payment through bank outside of a Contracting State Request for further processing within time limit (no) Request for re-establishment of rights within time limit (no) |
Application titleINDUSTRIAL METHOD FOR RECOVERING PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND PRODUCING LECITHIN FROM A RESIDUE FROM THE PRODUCTION OF SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (SPC) |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:J001020.20210122 |
DistributionD |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 358 KB) |
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T 0353/18 () of 11.11.2020 | |||||
Online on01.02.2021 |
Board3.3.03 |
Decision date11.11.2020 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCC08L27/06C09D127/06 B05D7/22 C08L61/06 |
Application no.06828984.2 |
CatchwordDiscrepancies between the clean and the annotated versions of a request: no provision in the EPC establishing any legal primacy of the clean version over the annotated version; special reasons justifying a remittal (reasons: section 8) |
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KeywordsAmendments - allowable (auxiliary requests 1 and 2: no)Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no) Novelty - (yes) Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no Amendment after summons - auxiliary request 1a not admitted) Remittal - special reasons for remittal |
Application titleBADGE- AND BPA-FREE CAN COATING |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T035318.20201111 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 564 KB) |
T 1370/15 () of 25.1.2021 | |||||
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Online on29.01.2021 |
Board3.5.04 |
Decision date25.1.2021 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04N5/445H04N5/50 H04N5/46 |
Application no.09168309.4 |
CatchwordNot only in ex parte-, but also in inter partes appeal proceedings, a board is allowed to introduce new ex officio common general knowledge without evidence of such knowledge which prejudices maintenance of the patent, to the extent that the board is knowledgeable in the respective technical field from the experience of its members working on cases in this field. (See Reasons, point 5.3) |
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KeywordsNovelty - main and auxiliary requests (yes)Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no) Inventive step - introduction of new ex officio common general knowledge (yes, to the extent that the board is knowledgeable from its experience) |
Application titleBroadcast processing apparatus and control method thereof |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2021:T137015.20210125 |
DistributionC |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 658 KB) |
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T 1895/17 (Ring-shaped microphone indicator/Bosch) of 8.12.2020 | |||||
Online on25.01.2021 |
Board3.5.03 |
Decision date8.12.2020 |
Proc. languageEN |
IPCH04R27/00 |
Application no.05100490.1 |
CatchwordThe mere presentation of a speaker's state by a microphone's light indicator to the audience of a conference system does not credibly assist a user in performing a technical task by means of a continued and/or guided human-machine interaction process within the meaning of T 336/14 and T 1802/13 and thus cannot bring about a |
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KeywordsOral proceedings before the board: held by videoconference upon requestInventive step - all requests (no): mixture of technical and non-technical features Inventive step - presentation of information |
Application titleConference system |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T189517.20201208 |
DistributionD |
DecisionDecision text in EN (PDF, 430 KB) |
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T 0966/17 () of 30.10.2020 | |||||
Online on13.01.2021 |
Board3.2.01 |
Decision date30.10.2020 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCE01C19/48 |
Application no.12000504.6 |
Catchword1. Das Ermessen der Einspruchsabteilung, geänderte Anträge zum Verfahren zuzulassen, ergibt sich grundsätzlich aus Artikel 123(1) EPÜ (erster Satz) in Verbindung mit Regeln 79(1) und 81(3) EPÜ (siehe Gründe, Punkt 2.2). |
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KeywordsNeuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)Schwerwiegender Verfahrensmangel - (nein) Ermessen bei Zulassung neuer Anträge (ja) |
Application titleStrassenfertiger mit steuerbaren Fördereinrichtungen |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T096617.20201030 |
DistributionC |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 426 KB) |
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T 1187/16 () of 13.7.2020 | |||||
Online on11.01.2021 |
Board3.5.02 |
Decision date13.7.2020 |
Proc. languageDE |
IPCG08B25/04G08B25/00 |
Application no.08803225.5 |
CatchwordFalls sämtliche in einer Mitteilung der Kammer behandelten Einwände bereits Gegenstand des bisherigen Verfahrens waren, kann diese Mitteilung das Vorliegen außergewöhnlicher Umstände im Sinne von Art. 13 (2) VOBK 2020 nicht begründen (Punkt 3. der Entscheidungsgründe). |
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KeywordsÄnderungen Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge 1 bis 3Änderungen - zulässig (nein) Hilfsantrag - keine außergewöhnlichen Umstände - in das Beschwerdeverfahren zugelassen (nein) |
Application titleTrennvorrichtung mit Energiespeicher für energieführende elektrische Leitung |
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European Case Law IdentifierECLI:EP:BA:2020:T118716.20200713 |
DistributionC |
DecisionText der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 399 KB) |