T 2528/16 of 07.06.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T252816.20180607
- Date of decision
- 7 June 2018
- Case number
- T 2528/16
- Online on
- 10 October 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04255634.0
- IPC class
- E03F 1/00E03F 3/04E01C 11/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Surface drainage arrangement
- Applicant name
- ACO Technologies plc
- Opponent name
- HAURATON GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- claims 1 to 10 of the main request filed as auxiliary request IIa with letter dated 16 May 2018;
- description, pages 2 to 4 and page 5, lines 1 to 4 filed in the oral proceedings before the Board;
- figures 1 to 11 of the patent specification.