European Patent Office

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
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Application number
97903797.5
IPC class
E21B 15/02
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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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
-
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.