European Patent Office

T 0351/12 of 30.05.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T035112.20170530
Date of decision
30 May 2017
Case number
T 0351/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
05017981.1
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
Mechanical seal device
Applicant name
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Kaco GmbH & Co. KG
3M Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 116Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Auxiliary requests - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal - auxiliary requests I, II, IV, V (admitted)
Auxiliary requests - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings - auxiliary requests Va, VII (admitted)
Auxiliary requests - amendments during oral proceedings - auxiliary request III (not admitted)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request VII (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary requests I, II (yes)
Amendments - undisclosed disclaimer
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary request IV (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests V, Va (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2332/15T 1920/16

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.