T 0762/16 of 01.04.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T076216.20190401
- Date of decision
- 1 April 2019
- Case number
- T 0762/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04768325.5
- IPC class
- B21D 28/26F16C 35/067
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- A BEARING ASSEMBLY
- Applicant name
- NSK Europe Ltd
- Opponent name
- SKF GMBH
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- -
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 as amended in the following version:
- Claims 1-12 of the main request filed as auxiliary request 4A during the oral proceedings before the Board,
- Description: columns 1-2 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board and columns 3-5 of the patent specification,
- Figures 1-7B of the patent specification.