T 2184/09 of 12.11.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T218409.20121112
- Date of decision
- 12 November 2012
- Case number
- T 2184/09
- Online on
- 4 December 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01301146.5
- IPC class
- B23B 31/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Tap holder
- Applicant name
- Tapmatic Corporation
- Opponent name
- Eugen Fahrion GmbH & Co.
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 1 to 3 - prima facie allowable (no)
Admissibility of auxiliary request 4 - prima facie allowable (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent with the following documents:
claims 1-5 and description columns 1-7, filed as auxiliary request 4 on 12 November 2012,
drawings Fig. 1-6 as granted.