European Patent Office

T 1152/17 of 09.02.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T115217.20210209
Date of decision
9 February 2021
Case number
T 1152/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
09167740.1
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
Method and apparatus for driving printing press
Applicant name
Komori Corporation
Opponent name
manroland sheetfed GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0447/20

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 amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 10 according to the first auxiliary request filed with letter dated 8 January 2021 and a description and drawings to be adapted.