T 0101/18 of 10.12.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T010118.20211210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2021
- Case number
- T 0101/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07253963.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Segmented abradable coatings and process(es) for applying the same
- Applicant name
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- -
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 1-20 of the auxiliary request filed with the
submission dated 13 August 2021
- description and drawings of the patent specification