T 1142/18 of 17.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T114218.20210517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 2021
- Case number
- T 1142/18
- Online on
- 16 July 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13174895.6
- IPC class
- H01T 4/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Gas discharge tube
- Applicant name
- Bourns, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Epcos AG
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests Ia, I, II - insufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Auxiliary request III - Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request III, filed with letter of 23 November 2018 and a description to be adapted where appropriate.