T 1188/18 of 19.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T118818.20220119
- Date of decision
- 19 January 2022
- Case number
- T 1188/18
- Online on
- 4 March 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07843052.7
- IPC class
- B23K 9/10
- 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
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- Application title
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL COMMUNICATION OF A WELDER
- Applicant name
- Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Opponent name
- Fronius International GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - 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 the following version:
- Claims 1 to 3 of auxiliary request 4 filed with the letter dated 24 December 2019;
- Description: columns 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 of the patent specification; columns 5 and 6 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- Figures 1 to 3 of the patent specification.