European Patent Office

T 2888/18 of 24.06.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T288818.20220624
Date of decision
24 June 2022
Case number
T 2888/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
14167293.1
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
Industrial vehicle and method for controlling industrial vehicle
Applicant name
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
Opponent name
Linde Material Handling GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - main request (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Admission into proceedings - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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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 in amended form in the following version:

Description:

Pages: 4 to 7 of the patent specification and pages 2, 3 and 8 as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 14 June 2018.

Claims:

No. 1 to 6 according to the auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal dated 5 July 2019.

Drawing sheets 1/5 to 5/5 of the patent specification.