T 0842/12 of 16.04.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T084212.20150416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2015
- Case number
- T 0842/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04712053.0
- IPC class
- E21B 21/08E21B 21/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- DYNAMIC ANNULAR PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
- Applicant name
- @Balance B.V.
- Opponent name
- Secure Drilling International L.P. (Bermuda)
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Ground for opposition under Article 100(c) EPC - not admitted in the appeal proceedings
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Unallowable amendments - auxiliary request 1 (yes) auxiliary requests 2 to 4 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 2 and 3 (no) auxiliary request 4 (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 patent
- on the basis of claims 1 to 5 of auxiliary request 4 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board,
- with a description to be adapted thereto, and
- with the drawings of the patent specification.