European Patent Office

T 0696/09 of 31.05.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T069609.20120531
Date of decision
31 May 2012
Case number
T 0696/09
Online on
25 June 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
01101546.8
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
Mounting device for bicycle component
Applicant name
SHIMANO INC.
Opponent name
SRAM Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Main request - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Auxiliary request 1 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 2 - amendments allowable
Auxiliary request 2 - inventive step (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent with the following documents:

claims 1-14 and description pages 1, 1a, 2-7 of auxiliary request 2, filed 31 May 2012,

drawings Figures 1-50 as granted.