European Patent Office

T 2364/10 of 13.05.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T236410.20140513
Date of decision
13 May 2014
Case number
T 2364/10
Online on
30 June 2014
Petition for review of
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Application number
03003696.6
IPC class
B62M 9/10
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Sprocket assembly for a bicycle
Applicant name
SHIMANO INC.
Opponent name
SRAM Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject matter
Amendments - main request, first auxiliary request (yes)
Late filed requests - second and third auxiliary requests
Late filed requests - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (no), third auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent with the following documents:

- claims 1-8 as granted,

- claims 9-14, filed as auxiliary request 3 on 13 May 2014;

- description pages 1-5, filed 13 May 2014;

- figures as granted.