T 1815/15 of 15.04.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T181515.20160415
- Date of decision
- 15 April 2016
- Case number
- T 1815/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96936998.2
- IPC class
- E03D 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
- HORIZONTAL-FLOW OIL-SEALANT-PRESERVING DRAIN ODOR TRAP
- Applicant name
- Falcon Waterfree Technologies, LLC
- Opponent name
- IFÖ Sanitär AB
URIDAN A/S
John Reese - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 122European Patent Convention R 136European Patent Convention R 82(3)European Patent Convention R 88(2)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes) Violation of the principle of legitime expectations (no) Reestablishment of rights for paying the surcharge Rule 82(3) EPC (yes)
- Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1- The rights of the appellant with respect to the time limit given in Rule 82(3) EPC are re-established.
2- The decision under appeal is set aside.
3- The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form according to decision T 0319/11 dated 24 October 2014 and dispatched on 12 November 2014.