European Patent Office

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)
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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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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Citing cases
T 1741/12T 1239/15

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.