T 2387/13 of 18.04.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T238713.20180418
- Date of decision
- 18 April 2018
- Case number
- T 2387/13
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07846449.2
- IPC class
- F16L 11/16F16L 11/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- A flexible pipe
- Applicant name
- National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/S
- Opponent name
- Technip France SA
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of auxiliary request 9 (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no; all requests) - Catchword
- Partial priority for a "generic 'OR' claim" (see point 2.1.1)
No implicit disclosure of possible use (see point 2.1.2) - Cited cases
- G 0001/15
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.