CASELAW-EPO - reviews of EPO Boards of Appeal decisions

The patent relates to an “Assembly and method for checking rod-shaped articles from the tobacco processing industry”.

Brief outline of the case

The opposition was rejected and the opponent appealed.

Referring to G 1/21, the opponent requested that the OP should not take place in form of a ViCo.

The patent results from a divisional application from EP06819634/EP 1 955 529

The patent relates to communication terminals capable of using different communication channels for communication with a remote party defined by a communication address, and a method for initiating a communication link to such a remote party.

Brief outline of the procedure

The patent was revoked under Art 100(c)=Art 76(1) and the proprietor appealed.

The patent relates to injection devices notably to automatic or semi-automatic pen-type injectors where a rotary drive shaft driven by a torsion spring used for insulin injection.

Brief outline of the case

The opponent appealed the rejection of the opposition.

A late-filed alleged public prior use of an insulin injection pen named GensuPen labelled as D18 was submitted in reaction to the preliminary opinion of the OD was admitted in the opposition proceedings as prima facie relevant,

The application relates to a visual localisation method for a mobile device.

Brief outline of the case

The application was refused for lack of IS of the MR and AR I-III.

The applicant appealed the refusal.

The board confirmed the refusal although for different reasons than the ED.

The patent relates to a process and an apparatus for the cryogenic separation of air in a distillation column system, in which the control of at least one process parameter is performed by a combination of an “ALC control” and an MPC controller.

Brief outline of the procedure

The application was refused as the ED considered that the subject-matter of claims 1 and 6 the subject-matter of claims 1 to 5 of the new MR did not satisfy the requirements of Art 84.