European Patent Office

T 0661/14 of 13.10.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T066114.20171013
Date of decision
13 October 2017
Case number
T 0661/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
02742203.9
IPC class
B65B 51/22
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
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC SEALING OF FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGING
Applicant name
Robert Bosch GmbH
Opponent name
Cavanna S.p.A.
Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A.
Hutchinson, Thomas Owen
THEEGARTEN-PACTEC GMBH & CO. KG
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Representation - oral submissions by accompanying person (allowed)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - (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 in the following version:

claims 1 to 18 according to the main request filed by letter dated 13 September 2017,

description: page 5 as amended during the oral proceedings on 13 October 2017, pages 1 to 4 and pages 6 to 13 of the patent specification,

drawings: figures 1 to 12 according to the patent specification.