European Patent Office

T 2400/16 of 18.09.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T240016.20190918
Date of decision
18 September 2019
Case number
T 2400/16
Online on
18 October 2019
Petition for review of
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Application number
06735815.0
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
A FOUR-CYLINDER, FOUR-CYCLE, FREE PISTON, PREMIXED CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION, INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE WITH A VARIABLE STROKE
Applicant name
Fitzgerald, John W.
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent based on the following application documents:

Claims:

1 to 6 filed with letter of 17 September 2019

Description:

Pages 4-7,9-13,15,19,26,31,45 filed with letter of 17 September 2019

Pages 1-3,8,14,16-18,20-25,27-30,32-44,46 as published

Drawings:

Sheets 1/20-20/20 as published.