European Patent Office

T 0770/21 vom 04.10.2023

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T077021.20231004
Datum der Entscheidung
4. Oktober 2023
Aktenzeichen
T 0770/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
15200984.1
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
ELECTRIC DERAILLEUR MOTOR GEAR UNIT
Name des Antragstellers
SHIMANO INC.
Name des Einsprechenden
SRAM Deutschland GmbH
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Amendment after summons: new evicence, new auxiliary request 1Abis
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) ; new auxiliary request 6B
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - admitted (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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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 on the basis of the claims of Auxiliary Request 6B, filed on 4 August 2023, and a description to be adapted.