T 0483/17 of 11.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T048317.20200911
- Date of decision
- 11 September 2020
- Case number
- T 0483/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 12175578.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Retainer segment of roller bearing for supporting main shaft of wind-power generator
- Applicant name
- NTN Corporation
- Opponent name
- Aktiebolaget SKF
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25 (2020)
- Keywords
- Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Novelty - public prior use (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed argument - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0472/92
- 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 in the following version:
- claims 1 to 6 of auxiliary request 1, filed by letter dated 6 September 2017,
- columns 1 to 25 of the description as filed at the oral proceedings before the Board,
- Figures 1 to 24 as granted.