T 2088/14 of 02.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T208814.20181102
- Date of decision
- 2 November 2018
- Case number
- T 2088/14
- Online on
- 22 January 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08803243.8
- IPC class
- D06F 33/00D06F 35/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A WASHING MACHINE
- Applicant name
- Arçelik Anonim Sirketi
- Opponent name
- Appl, Thomas
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with the following documents:
claims 1 to 4 according to the first auxiliary request dated 2 November 2018,
amended pages 2 and 3 of the description as filed during the oral proceedings on 2 November 2018 and
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the patent as granted.