T 1604/11 of 06.06.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T160411.20130606
- Date of decision
- 6 June 2013
- Case number
- T 1604/11
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04024394.1
- IPC class
- F16C 11/06B61F 5/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A thrust bearing
- Applicant name
- Minebea Co. Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Schaeffler KG
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
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- Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0001/95
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 13 of auxiliary request 1a filed with letter of 4 January 2013;
- Description, columns 1, 2 and 5 as granted, columns 3 and 4 as filed at the oral proceedings;
- Drawings, Figures 1 and 2 as granted.