T 0342/07 of 28.11.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T034207.20081128
- Date of decision
- 28 November 2008
- Case number
- T 0342/07
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97903797.5
- IPC class
- E21B 15/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method
- Applicant name
- Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.
- Opponent name
- BP America Production Company
GLOBALSANTAFE CORPORATION - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Admittance of sole request - yes
"Added subject-matter - (no) after amendment
Protection conferred extended - (no) after amendment
Novelty and inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Insufficiency of disclosure (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0113/06
- Citing cases
- T 0202/13
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- Description, pages:
2,3,3a,4 to 10 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- Claims, No.:
1 to 6 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- Drawings, figures:
1 to 23b as granted.