European Patent Office

T 0035/19 of 18.03.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T003519.20220318
Date of decision
18 March 2022
Case number
T 0035/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
05761316.8
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
A WIND TURBINE PITCH BEARING, AND USE HEREOF
Applicant name
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Opponent name
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Novelty - main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Apportionment of costs - equitable
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/10
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 the following version:

- claims 1 to 27 of auxiliary request 3 filed on

22 February 2019,

- description: Columns 1 to 10 of the description

filed at the oral proceedings before the Board,

- drawings: figures 1 to 15 of the patent

specification.

3. The request to set aside the decision on the apportionment of costs is rejected.