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
- -
- Application number
- 10152792.7
- IPC class
- F21S 8/12
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Vehicle lamp
- Applicant name
- Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Valeo Vision SAS
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- 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
- -
- 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