T 2497/16 of 04.02.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T249716.20200204
- Date of decision
- 4 February 2020
- Case number
- T 2497/16
- Online on
- 14 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08425486.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Sealing element for a gas turbine, a gas turbine including said sealing element and method for cooling said sealing element
- Applicant name
- ANSALDO ENERGIA S.P.A.
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form based on claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request 1, filed with letter of 2 May 2017 and a description to be adapted.