European Patent Office

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)
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
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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.