EP 3 296 282 B1 relates to a method for producing hydrohalofluoroolefins
Brief outline of the case
The opponent appealed the OD’s decision to maintain the patent according to AR3.
The proprietor filed with the reply to the SGA, AR 3-3a+ 4- 4a+5-5a.
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T 0450/23-Moving part of a feature in a claim to another part of the same claim – Art 123(3)
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 095 044 B1 relates to block mining methods and apparatus.
What the invention is about
The invention builds upon the conventional Bitcoin mining process which successively hashes the first and second block of the candidate header.
The hasher has an expander that takes and processes a block of the input message and produces a message schedule,
T 28/23 – Request as maintained infringes Art 123(3)
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 318 218 B1 relates to a dental cutting zirconia blanks having a high relative density .
Brief outline of the case
The OD decided maintenance according to AR2 and the opponent appealed.
The board held that the claim as maintained infringed Art 123(3).
T 2624/22 – Deleting a feature in an independent granted claim, without infringing Art 123(3)
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 219 374 B1 relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag made from recycled plastics.
Brief outline of the case
The OD decided that all requests on file infringed either Art 123(2) or 123(3) and revoked the patent.
T 2194/21 – No referral to EBA on the application of Art 69 and 123(3)
by Daniel X. Thomas
T 2194/19 was already commented in this blog, on the adaptation of the description. The case is interesting for another reason. The proprietor suggested to refer a number of questions to the EBA about the relationship between Art 69 and 123(3).
The proprietor’s point of view
The proprietor submitted that the scope of protection of granted claim 1 must at least include the “Third Embodiment”