T 1685/18 of 12.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T168518.20220112
- Date of decision
- 12 January 2022
- Case number
- T 1685/18
- Online on
- 4 March 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10700278.4
- IPC class
- H05K 3/00B60R 13/02B60R 16/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- HEADLINER WITH INTEGRAL WIRE HARNESS
- Applicant name
- Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Opponent name
- Grupo Antolín-Ingeniería, S.A.
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - neighbouring field
Claims - clarity (yes)
Late-filed facts - submitted during oral proceedings
Late-filed facts - admitted (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 on the basis of the claims 1 to 11 of the main request (filed during oral proceedings before the Board per email at 09:06h), pages 1 to 7 of the description (filed during oral proceedings before the Board at 12:12h) and the figures of the patent specification.