European Patent Office

T 1848/12 vom 16.12.2016

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T184812.20161216
Datum der Entscheidung
16. Dezember 2016
Aktenzeichen
T 1848/12
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
07109447.8
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
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
Container assembly having stacking means
Name des Antragstellers
N.V. Nutricia
Name des Einsprechenden
Å&R Carton Lund AB
Kammer
3.2.07
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Schlagwörter
Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - first and second auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (no)
Late-filed third and fourth auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - fourth auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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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 in amended form with the following documents:

- claims 1 to 13 of the fourth auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings;

- description, columns 1 to 4, filed at the oral proceedings and columns 5 to 8 of the patent specification;

- figures 1 to 8 of the patent specification.

3. The request of appellant I for apportionment of costs is refused.

4. The appeal of appellant II is dismissed.