T 0342/13 of 04.03.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T034213.20160304
- Date of decision
- 4 March 2016
- Case number
- T 0342/13
- Online on
- 2 May 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04009152.2
- IPC class
- B62D 5/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Electric power steering apparatus
- Applicant name
- JTEKT Corporation
- Opponent name
- ThyssenKrupp Presta AG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty (Main Request) NO
Inventive Step (First auxiliary request) YES - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 documents:
Claims:
Claim 1 of the first auxiliary request as filed during the oral proceedings;
Description:
Amended pages 2-3 as filed during the oral proceedings and
pages 4-11 of the patent as granted;
Drawings:
Fig. 1-9 of the patent as granted.