European Patent Office

T 1952/18 of 19.01.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T195218.20210119
Date of decision
19 January 2021
Case number
T 1952/18
Online on
19 February 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
10837960.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
BUMPER FOR A VEHICLE
Applicant name
Gestamp HardTech AB
Opponent name
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Public prior use (yes)
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 as amended in the following

version:

- Claim 1 according to the main request filed as

auxiliary request 3 on 7 February 2019 with the reply to

the statement of grounds of appeal.

- Description: columns 1, 2 as filed during the oral

proceedings.

- Drawings 1-4 of the patent as granted.