European Patent Office

T 2438/13 of 23.06.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T243813.20170623
Date of decision
23 June 2017
Case number
T 2438/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
05753441.4
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
PNEUMATIC TIRE
Applicant name
Bridgestone Corporation
Opponent name
MICHELIN Recherche et Technique S.A.
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Correct exercise of discretion by the first instance not to admit late-filed documents - (yes)
Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword
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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 as amended in the following version:

- Claims 1 to 3 according to the first auxiliary request filed with the letter of 8 June 2017;

- Description, pages 2 to 8 as filed during the oral proceedings on 23 June 2017;

- Figures 1 to 9 of the patent specification.