T 0317/18 of 20.01.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T031718.20210120
- Date of decision
- 20 January 2021
- Case number
- T 0317/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09818676.0
- IPC class
- A01K 61/60A01K 63/10
- 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
- In situ submarine net cleaning and inspecting device
- Applicant name
- Mic Pty Ltd
- Opponent name
- Acapo AS
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 form of the Fifth Auxiliary Request (claims 1 - 12) dated 21 January 2021 and as filed during the oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted thereto.