T 2296/17 of 21.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T229617.20210521
- Date of decision
- 21 May 2021
- Case number
- T 2296/17
- Online on
- 13 July 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09781993.2
- IPC class
- F03D 1/06F16B 11/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF PREPARING AN ASSEMBLY
- Applicant name
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Opponent name
- GE Wind Energy GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (yes) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the version of Auxiliary Request 1 filed in opposition and re-filed with statement of grounds of 17 December 2017 with claims 1 - 13, and a description to be adapted thereto.