T 2597/16 of 17.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T259716.20210517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 2021
- Case number
- T 2597/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10180635.4
- 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
- Method for producing imitation branches and imitation branch
- Applicant name
- Solidor bvba
- Opponent name
- NMC S.A.
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed objections
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
a) claims 1 to 7 according to the main request filed with the letter dated 13 May 2020
b) pages 1 to 9 of the description according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings
c) Figures 1a to 2b of the patent specification