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)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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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.