T 0316/18 of 14.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T031618.20200914
- Date of decision
- 14 September 2020
- Case number
- T 0316/18
- Online on
- 9 November 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09753562.9
- IPC class
- F03D 11/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A WIND TURBINE ROTOR, A WIND TURBINE AND USE THEREOF
- Applicant name
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Claims
Number 1-15 of the First auxiliary request filed with the grounds of appeal dated 11 April 2018,
Description
Pages 2-10 as filed in the oral proceedings before the Board,
Drawings
Figures 1 to 8 of the published patent specification.