T 1672/16 of 10.12.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T167216.20191210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2019
- Case number
- T 1672/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08874783.7
- 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
- FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM
- Applicant name
- Belparts
- Opponent name
- BELIMO Holding AG
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition (no)
Inventive step
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0007/95
- 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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 17 of auxiliary request 1 filed on 4 December 2019;
- description pages 2 to 7 filed at the oral proceedings before the Board and
- figures 1 to 16 of the patent specification.