European Patent Office

T 0707/15 of 28.01.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T070715.20200128
Date of decision
28 January 2020
Case number
T 0707/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
02726482.9
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
Vacuum Switch Unit and Switch Gear
Applicant name
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Claims - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Late-filed evidence - colour copy of D4
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Late-filed fact - D5 not admitted in first instance proceedings - admitted (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.