T 2457/13 (Laying-out a business park/HOFMAN) of 25.01.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T245713.20190125
- Date of decision
- 25 January 2019
- Case number
- T 2457/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09167747.6
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method for laying-out a business park and a business park
- Applicant name
- G.S. Hofman Holding B.V.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 116(1)European Patent Convention Art 52(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Declaration of non-establishment of the Search Report
Patentable invention - method of laying out business park (no
Patentable invention - mental act)
Inventive step - arranging valves in a ring main to enable exchange of wastewater for space heating between users (not notorious)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (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 for further prosecution on the basis of the main request, originally submitted as auxiliary request IV with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal, which should include an additional search.