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
- -
- Application number
- 09167740.1
- IPC class
- B41F 13/016B41F 13/004B41F 31/00
- 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
- Method and apparatus for driving printing press
- Applicant name
- Komori Corporation
- Opponent name
- manroland sheetfed GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- 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
- -
- 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.