T 0801/18 of 11.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T080118.20200911
- Date of decision
- 11 September 2020
- Case number
- T 0801/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11153607.4
- IPC class
- B62K 25/04B62K 25/00B60G 17/018
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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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 suspension adjustment
- Applicant name
- Fox Factory, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Öhlins Racing AB
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 100(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 2 (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests 1 and 3
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - adaption of description (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims No. 1 to 14 according to new auxiliary request 4 filed as auxiliary request 7 with the grounds of appeal.