T 0028/12 of 12.09.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T002812.20140912
- Date of decision
- 12 September 2014
- Case number
- T 0028/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04766286.1
- IPC class
- E21B 33/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SYSTEM FOR SEALING A SPACE IN A WELLBORE
- Applicant name
- Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
- Opponent name
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Admissibility of main request - (no)
Admissibility of auxiliary request - (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal is admissible.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter dated 22 March 2012 and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto.