European Patent Office

T 0986/93 vom 25.04.1995

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T098693.19950425
Datum der Entscheidung
25. April 1995
Aktenzeichen
T 0986/93
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
88305884.4
IPC-Klasse
B60C 23/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Central tire inflation system
Name des Antragstellers
Eaton Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
WABCO
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz

A Board of Appeal is not barred from considering a belatedly submitted ground of opposition which had been disregarded by the Opposition Division pursuant to Article 114(2) EPC if the Board is of the opinion that the Opposition Division exercised its discretion in this respect wrongly, see points 2.1 to 2.5 of the reasons.

Schlagwörter
Late submitted ground of opposition - considered
Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The main request of the Respondent is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 and 2 according to conditional submission 2 filed on 27. March 1995 together with the description and drawings as granted.