European Patent Office

T 0953/22 vom 19.09.2023

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T095322.20230919
Datum der Entscheidung
19. September 2023
Aktenzeichen
T 0953/22
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
13831970.2
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
Zusammenfassung von EPC2000 Art 123(3)
Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE
Name des Antragstellers
TechnipFMC Subsea France
Name des Einsprechenden
Subsea 7 Limited
Kammer
3.2.05
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 69(1)European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)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
Correction of error - obvious error (no)
Ground for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
1st and 2nd auxiliary requests - protection conferred by the granted patent extended (yes)
3rd auxiliary request - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no) - request admitted (no)
4th, 5th and 6th auxiliary requests - requests not admitted by opposition division - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
7th and 8th auxiliary requests - amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - taken into account (no)
Orientierungssatz
An amendment to a figure of the patent as granted may extend the protection conferred by the patent even if the claims and the description remain unamended (see point 3 of the Reasons).
Zitierende Akten
T 0056/21T 0439/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.