European Patent Office

T 0838/17 (Distance measurement / Hokuyo Automatic) of 29.09.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T083817.20210929
Date of decision
29 September 2021
Case number
T 0838/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
07115689.7
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
Distance measuring apparatus
Applicant name
Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
SICK AG
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - Novelty and inventive step in view of the same document
Grounds for opposition - linked grounds (yes)
Discretionary decision of opposition division reverted (yes)
Late-filed facts and evidence
Late-filed facts - considered (yes)
Auxiliary request submitted after summons - considered (yes)
Inventive step - all requests (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0508/24

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.