European Patent Office

T 2297/18 of 22.02.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T229718.20220222
Date of decision
22 February 2022
Case number
T 2297/18
Online on
1 June 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
08250071.1
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
Noncontact Charging Device
Applicant name
Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
Seiko Epson Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Claims - reference to second entity does not cast doubt on the subject-matter for which protection is sought
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - new evidence and new objections raised by the board in the summons
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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the claims of the main request filed in the oral proceedings of 22 February 2022 at 11:30, and a description to be adapted thereto.