European Patent Office

T 2154/12 of 11.04.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T215412.20160411
Date of decision
11 April 2016
Case number
T 2154/12
Online on
30 May 2016
Petition for review of
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Application number
06012968.1
IPC class
B41J 2/175
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Ink Cartridge
Applicant name
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
Pelikan Vertriebsges. mbH & Co. KG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 67 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed request - change of subject-matter
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (no)
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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- claims 1 to 3 filed with letter dated 11 March 2016 as auxiliary request 6;

- description, page 2 submitted at the oral proceedings;

- description, pages 3 to 76 of the patent specification;

- figures 1 to 67 of the patent specification.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.