European Patent Office

T 1943/16 of 27.10.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T194316.20211027
Date of decision
27 October 2021
Case number
T 1943/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
07101896.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Method for manufacturing a pillar for a vehicle
Applicant name
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Opponent name
Daimler AG
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes)
Admissibility of first auxiliary request - (yes)
Late-filed evidence of prior use
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1296/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

Both appeals are dismissed.