T 0079/07 of 24.06.2008

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007907.20080624
Date of decision: 24 June 2008
Case number: T 0079/07
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 98203918.2
IPC class: F16C 32/06
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: An hydrostatic bearing with a roughened annular area on the inside surface of the bearing
Applicant name: United Technologies Corporation
Opponent name: AIRBUS et al.
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 100 1973 European Patent Convention Art 101(1)European Patent Convention Art 101(2)European Patent Convention Art 101(3)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 122(5) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 125 1973 European Patent Convention Art 138(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 70(4)(b)European Patent Convention R 89 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 20Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 21
Keywords: Competence for verifying conformity of examing division's correction decision with Rule 89 EPC 1973 (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Remittal to the first instance (yes)
Catchword: Neither the opposition division nor the board of appeal in opposition appeal proceedings has any competence to verify whether the examining division's decision to correct its grant decision complies with the requirements of Rule 89 EPC 1973 (see points 3 to 23 of the Reasons; deviating from T 268/02).
Cited cases: G 0001/84 G 0001/86 G 0001/91 G 0004/91 G 0007/91 G 0008/91 G 0009/91 G 0010/91 G 0012/91 G 0009/92 G 0004/93 G 0009/93 G 0001/95 G 0008/95 G 0001/97 J 0012/80 J 0005/81 J 0022/86 J 0010/87 J 0022/95 J 0016/99 J 0010/07 T 0099/85 T 0127/85 T 0271/85 T 0301/87 T 0198/88 T 0212/88 T 0550/88 T 0695/89 T 0371/92 T 0428/95 T 0263/00 T 0402/01 T 0226/02 T 0268/02 T 1063/02 T 1093/05
Citing cases: T 1349/08 T 1145/09 T 1259/09 T 1495/09 T 2615/22

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.