European Patent Office

T 0312/19 vom 05.03.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T031219.20210305
Datum der Entscheidung
5. März 2021
Aktenzeichen
T 0312/19
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
13198135.9
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
Bicycle control device
Name des Antragstellers
SHIMANO INC.
Name des Einsprechenden
SRAM, LLC
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 100(b) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 100(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Schlagwörter
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - novelty as fresh ground for opposition
Grounds for opposition - approval by patent proprietor (no)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request 2 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 6 (yes)
Amendment after summons - auxiliary request 6bis
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0007/95
Zitierende Akten
T 1170/20T 0965/22

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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1 to 10 according to auxiliary request 6, submitted with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal;

- Description columns 1-2 and 7-26 of the patent as granted and description columns 3-6 as submitted during the oral proceedings;

- Figures 1 to 17 as granted.