T 2735/16 of 16.01.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T273516.20200116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 2020
- Case number
- T 2735/16
- Online on
- 7 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01924728.7
- 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
- BALL BEARING MECHANICAL DISC BRAKE
- Applicant name
- SRAM Corporation
- Opponent name
- SHIMANO INC.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention R 99(1)(c)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 101(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - request defining subject of appeal
Grounds for opposition - discretion of opposition division
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition, Article 100(b) EPC(yes)
Inventive step - Main request (No)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - res iudicata
Claims - clarity (yes)
Claims - support in the description (no)
Claims - remittal - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0554/11
- Citing cases
- -
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 6 of the auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 27 September 2016 and a description to be adapted accordingly.