T 0881/09 of 22.06.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T088109.20120622
- Date of decision
- 22 June 2012
- Case number
- T 0881/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02014182.6
- IPC class
- B62L 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Bicycle disc brake hub
- Applicant name
- SHIMANO INC.
- Opponent name
- SRAM Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)(c)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Novelty (main request: yes)
Inventive step (main request, second auxiliary request: no; third auxiliary request: yes)
First auxiliary request filed with the grounds of appeal (not admitted)
Objection in respect of a procedural defect under Rule 106 (dismissed) - Catchword
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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 12 according to the third auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings;
- description, columns 1 to 11 filed during the oral proceedings; and
- figures 1 to 25 as granted.