European Patent Office

T 1924/15 (Plasma Arc Torch / Hypertherm) of 08.04.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T192415.20220408
Date of decision
8 April 2022
Case number
T 1924/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
04759383.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNMENT OF COMPONENTS OF A PLASMA ARC TORCH
Applicant name
Hypertherm, Inc.
Opponent name
Thermacut, k.s
Kjellberg Finsterwalde Plasma und Maschinen GmbH
B&Bartoni, spol. s r.o.
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 105European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Intervention of the assumed infringer - admissible (yes)
Novelty (no)
Novelty - public prior use (yes)
Novelty - burden of proof
Amendment to appeal case - state of the proceedings
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.