European Patent Office

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
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Application number
12175578.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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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
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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
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Cited cases
T 0472/92
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 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.