T 1112/12 of 17.06.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T111212.20150617
- Date of decision
- 17 June 2015
- Case number
- T 1112/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05804755.6
- IPC class
- B64D 37/32
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN INERT GAS ON A VEHICLE
- Applicant name
- The Boeing Company
- Opponent name
- Airbus Operations Limited(GB) / AIRBUS SAS(FR) /
Airbus Operations SAS(FR) / Airbus Operations GmbH
(DE) / Airbus Operations SL(ES) - Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Admission of request into appeal - (yes)
Admission of new arguments - (yes)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation (no)
Deletion of embodiment from granted claim not open to
objection under Article 84 EPC
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1739/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following:
- Claims: No. 1-21 of the main request as filed during oral proceedings.
- Description: Pages 2-9 of the patent as granted.
- Drawings: Figs. 1-4 of the patent as granted.