European Patent Office

T 1058/10 of 09.09.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T105810.20140909
Date of decision
9 September 2014
Case number
T 1058/10
Online on
10 October 2014
Petition for review of
-
Application number
01915575.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
-
Abstracts for this decision
-
Application title
GEAR WHEELS ROLL FORMED FROM POWDER METAL BLANKS
Applicant name
Stackpole Powertrain International ULC
Opponent name
GKN Corporate Centre / GKN Sinter Metals Holding
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
-
Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty - main request, auxiliary requests 1-4 (no)
Late filed argument - not substantiated by evidence
Amendments - auxiliary request 5
Amendments - added subject matter (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 6 (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword
-
Cited cases
-
Citing cases
-

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following amended form:

Description: pages 2, 2a and 3 filed during the oral proceedings of 9 September 2014;

Claims: 1 to 4 of the sixth auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings of 9 September 2014; claims 5 to 10 of the sixth auxiliary request filed with letter dated 8 August 2014;

Figures: 1 to 7 as granted.