T 1528/17 of 07.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T152817.20211007
- Date of decision
- 7 October 2021
- Case number
- T 1528/17
- Online on
- 13 January 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08875686.1
- IPC class
- E21B 44/00
- 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 REDUCING STICK-SLIP
- Applicant name
- National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
- Opponent name
- ENGIE Electroproject B.V.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011European Patent Convention Art 111European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed facts - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - abuse of procedure (no)
Late-filed request - submitted with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Amendments - allowable (no)
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - obvious modification
Remittal - (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 for further prosecution.