European Patent Office

T 2178/17 vom 09.02.2022

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T217817.20220209
Datum der Entscheidung
9. Februar 2022
Aktenzeichen
T 2178/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
08830658.4
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
HAND-HELD ELECTRIC TOOL
Name des Antragstellers
Makita Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
Metabowerke GmbH
Minim Law Limited
Kammer
3.2.07
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 103(4)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Schlagwörter
Late-filed request - amendment to the patent proprietor's appeal case (no)
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Description brought in conformity with an allowable set of claims - submitted after summons - amendment to a party's case (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor
Reimbursement of appeal fee - withdrawal of appeal
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 0697/22

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 patent as amended in the following version:

Claim

1 filed as auxiliary request IV with

letter of 7 September 2020,

corresponding to auxiliary

request III filed with letter of

13 April 2018 (dated 23 April 2018);

Description, paragraphs

1 to 13, 15 to 33 of the patent specification;

14 received during oral proceedings

of 9 February 2022 as auxiliary

request V;

Drawings

1 to 4 of the patent specification.

3. The appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor is reimbursed at 25%.