T 1401/12 of 12.05.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T140112.20170512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2017
- Case number
- T 1401/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01918149.4
- IPC class
- A47L 9/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- VACUUM CLEANER NOZZLE
- Applicant name
- ARÇELIK A.S.
- Opponent name
- Wessel-Werk GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.04
- 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(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)(b)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Admission of main- and aux. requests 1-4 (yes)
Added subject-matter - main- and aux. requests 1-3 (yes)
Added subject-matter - aux. request 4 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - aux. request 4 (yes)
Novelty and Inventive step of claim 1 of aux. request 4 (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Claims
1-5 of the auxiliary 4 as filed with letter dated 6 April 2017,
Description and Figures as in the patent specification.