European Patent Office

T 0361/19 (COATED ARTICLES / Wallwork) of 12.07.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T036119.20220712
Date of decision
12 July 2022
Case number
T 0361/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
09705362.3
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
COATED ARTICLES
Applicant name
Wallwork Cambridge Limited
Opponent name
Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Late filed documents admitted - (no)
Amendment to appeal case - justification by party (no)
Admission of late filed objection - (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (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 in the following version:

Description: Columns 1-8 of the patent specification,

Claims: Nr. 1 to 15 of the auxiliary request filed with letter dated 12 August 2019,

Drawings: Figs. 1-3 of the patent specification.