T 2110/16 of 16.01.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T211016.20180116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 2018
- Case number
- T 2110/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10192928.9
- IPC class
- D06F 58/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Rotatable-drum laundry drier and method of controlling a rotatable-drum laundry drier
- Applicant name
- Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
- Opponent name
- Dr. Jordan, Volker
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Oral proceedings - non-attendance of appellant/opponent
Oral proceedings - held in absence of appellant
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Examination of own motion - appeal proceedings
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1408/04
- Citing cases
- T 2758/18
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 on the basis of claims 1 to 7 of the main request as filed in the oral proceedings of 16 January 2018,
figures 1 to 5 as granted, and a description to be adapted.