European Patent Office

T 1085/12 of 17.09.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T108512.20150917
Date of decision
17 September 2015
Case number
T 1085/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
98309555.5
IPC class
F04D 19/04
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
Vacuum pumps
Applicant name
Edwards Limited
Opponent name
Leybold Vacuum GmbH
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed request - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0087/05
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.