European Patent Office

T 0371/18 of 08.10.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T037118.20211008
Date of decision
8 October 2021
Case number
T 0371/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
12188975.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method and apparatus for reducing stick-slip
Applicant name
National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
Opponent name
ENGIE Electroproject B.V.
Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty - enabling disclosure
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.