T 1020/06 of 15.05.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102006.20090515
- Date of decision
- 15 May 2009
- Case number
- T 1020/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96942575.0
- IPC class
- -
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- T 1020/06 2008-11-28
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Constant velocity universal coupling
- Applicant name
- NTN Corporation
- Opponent name
- GKN Automotive GmbH
Volkswagen AG - Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Amendment to a party's case (no)
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1002/05
- Citing cases
- T 1889/13
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 10 and pages 2 to 10 of the description submitted during the oral proceedings;
- figures as granted.