T 0607/10 of 10.04.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T060710.20140410
- Date of decision
- 10 April 2014
- Case number
- T 0607/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95107060.6
- IPC class
- H01C 7/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Surge arrester
- Applicant name
- ABB AB
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(6)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
New argument - admitted (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
- In deciding whether a new argument has the effect of amending a party's case within the meaning of Article 13(1) RPBA it must be established on a case-by-case basis whether the new argument is a departure from, or just a development of, the original arguments filed with the grounds of appeal or the reply thereto (see point 4.1.3 of the Reasons)
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.