European Patent Office

T 2414/18 of 27.07.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T241418.20210727
Date of decision
27 July 2021
Case number
T 2414/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
11166240.9
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
Air bleeding arrangement
Applicant name
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
Opponent name
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Auxiliary request - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
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:

Description:

page 2 of the patent specification,

pages 3 - 4, columns 3-5 as filed in the oral proceedings before the Board as Version IV,

Claims:

No. 1 to 4 of the Auxiliary Request IIa as filed with letter dated 28 April 2021,

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 6 of the patent specification.