European Patent Office

T 0572/13 of 19.04.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T057213.20160419
Date of decision
19 April 2016
Case number
T 0572/13
Online on
24 May 2016
Petition for review of
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Application number
03768447.9
IPC class
B22F 3/105
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
ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT
Applicant name
ARCAM AB
Opponent name
EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- claims 1 to 8 of the main request filed in the oral proceedings before the Board;

- description: pages 2 to 5, 16 and 17 filed in the oral proceedings before the Board; pages 6 to 15 of the patent specification;

- drawings: figures 1 to 22 of the patent specification.