European Patent Office

T 0464/18 of 15.12.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T046418.20211215
Date of decision
15 December 2021
Case number
T 0464/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
10152792.7
IPC class
F21S 8/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Vehicle lamp
Applicant name
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Valeo Vision SAS
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request - Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Main request - Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Main request - Grounds for opposition - lack of novelty (yes)
Remittal for examination of auxiliary requests 1 and 2 (no)
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Right to be heard - opportunity to comment (yes)
Submission of new requets - Remittal - special reasons (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0010/91
Citing cases
T 1409/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution