European Patent Office

T 0482/19 of 12.10.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T048219.20201012
Date of decision
12 October 2020
Case number
T 0482/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
13151596.7
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
Soles for sports shoes
Applicant name
adidas AG
Opponent name
1. PUMA SE
2. NIKE Innovate C.V.
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Grounds for opposition - main request and auxiliary requests 1, 2, 4-11
Novelty (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request 3
Inventive step (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.