T 1589/11 of 29.09.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T158911.20150929
- Date of decision
- 29 September 2015
- Case number
- T 1589/11
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05255752.7
- IPC class
- H01L 41/083
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Piezoelectric actuator
- Applicant name
- Delphi Technologies, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Epcos AG
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1)
- Keywords
- Late-filed auxiliary requests - justification for late filing (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as follows:
- Claims 1 - 3 of the Auxiliary claims as filed during oral proceedings;
- Description: page 2 as filed during oral proceedings, page 3 as filed on 7 April 2011 before the opposition division, pages 4 - 7 of the patent specification.
- Figures 1 - 11 of the Patent specification.