European Patent Office

T 0442/18 of 07.09.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T044218.20210907
Date of decision
7 September 2021
Case number
T 0442/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
12712841.1
IPC class
H01H 9/00
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
Tap changer with an improved monitoring system
Applicant name
ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
Opponent name
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(5) (2020)
Keywords
Main request - Inventive step - (yes)
New line of attack after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Debate re-openend during oral proceedings (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.