T 2626/17 of 19.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T262617.20220119
- Date of decision
- 19 January 2022
- Case number
- T 2626/17
- Online on
- 8 March 2022
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 09783565.6
- IPC class
- H01B 3/56H02B 13/055
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Encapsulated Switchgear
- Applicant name
- ABB Schweiz AG
Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG - Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
3M Innovative Properties Company - Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (no)
Novelty - inherent features
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - choice of the less ambitious of two known alternatives
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - Catchword
- The identification of potential problems of an idea in a prior art document does not necessarily prejudice the public availability of this idea.
- 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 with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims 1 to 14 of the second auxiliary request, filed with the reply to the appeal, and a description to be adapted.