European Patent Office

T 1556/06 vom 24.06.2008

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T155606.20080624
Datum der Entscheidung
24. Juni 2008
Aktenzeichen
T 1556/06
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
97201482.3
IPC-Klasse
B23K 26/12
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Friction stir welding with simultaneous cooling
Name des Antragstellers
The Boeing Company
Name des Einsprechenden
Airbus SAS
Kammer
3.2.06
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Inventive step (no) - patent as granted
Late-filed documents - partly admitted
Clarity (no) - patent as maintained
Late-filed auxiliary requests I to VI - not admitted because not clearly allowable
Late-filed auxiliary request VII - admitted [reasons, 4.4.1]
Remittal (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (no) - allowing a PowerPoint presentation during oral proceedings is a matter of discretion for the competent tribunal
Apportionment of costs (no)
Orientierungssatz
The Opposition Division has a discretion as to the way oral proceedings are conducted. It is not a wrongful exercise of this discretion, and thus not a procedural violation, to refuse to allow a party to use a PowerPoint presentation during oral proceedings if the party is not thereby prevented from presenting its arguments orally (reasons, 5.2.1-5.2.7).
Zitierte Akten
T 1122/01T 1110/03
Zitierende Akten
T 0601/06T 0099/08

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 for further prosecution.

3. The appellant/patent proprietor's request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.

4. The appellant/opponent's request for an apportionment of costs is refused.