European Patent Office

T 1535/17 of 11.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T153517.20220111
Date of decision
11 January 2022
Case number
T 1535/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
10744715.3
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
DOWNHOLE DEVICE
Applicant name
Domain Licenses Limited
Opponent name
MURGITROYD & COMPANY
Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0732/21

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 as amended in the following version:

- Claims 1 to 8 of the new main request filed with the letter dated 10 December 2021

- Description and drawings of the patent specification