European Patent Office

T 1823/18 of 16.12.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T182318.20201216
Date of decision
16 December 2020
Case number
T 1823/18
Online on
12 February 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
12156983.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Bicycle suspension control apparatus
Applicant name
Shimano Inc.
Opponent name
Öhlins Racing AB
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)
Keywords
added subject-matter (auxiliary request 5, 7: yes)
lack of clarity (auxiliary request 6,7, 8, 9: yes)
novelty (main request, auxiliary request 10, 11, 12 : no)
admissibility of late filed requests (auxiliary requests 1 to 4 : no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims:

Claims 1 to 4 according to auxiliary request 13 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal;

and a description to be adapted thereto.