European Patent Office

T 1148/10 of 13.11.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T114810.20131113
Date of decision
13 November 2013
Case number
T 1148/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
03019644.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Railway car drive system
Applicant name
Hitachi, Ltd.
Opponent name
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Admission of new facts (yes)
Novelty (main request: yes)
Inventive step (main, auxiliary request: no)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Apportionment of costs (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.

3. The Appellant's request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.

4. The Respondent's request for apportionment of the costs is refused.