T 0850/15 of 08.03.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T085015.20210308
- Date of decision
- 8 March 2021
- Case number
- T 0850/15
- Online on
- 12 April 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04405747.9
- IPC class
- H02H 7/26H02J 13/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Transmission of Protection Commands to a Remote Tripping Device
- Applicant name
- ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 108 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)European Patent Convention R 99(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - newly filed documents relevant to assessment of public availability in impugned decision
Admissibility of documents - (no) - should have been filed in first instance proceedings
Admissibility of documents D7a-f and D8a-f - (yes) - appropriate reaction to change of opinion of Opposition Division and late objection of respondent concerning public availability
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - prior art disclosure ambiguous, availability not proven beyond reasonable doubt
Inventive step (yes)
Clarity - (yes to the extent that it can be examined)
Added subject-matter - (no) - 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:
The appeal is dismissed.