T 0483/19 of 16.03.2022

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T048319.20220316
Date of decision: 16 March 2022
Case number: T 0483/19
Online on: 11 May 2022
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 14166768.3
IPC class: F03D 1/00 B64C 21/00 B64C 27/467 F03D 1/06 F04D 29/16
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Wind turbine rotor blade assembly with surface features
Applicant name: General Electric Company
Opponent name: Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
3M Innovative Properties Company
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention Art 83 European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords: Inventive step (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Admissibility of late filed submissions (no)
Novelty (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: -
Citing cases: -

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 on the basis

of the claims of auxiliary request 3 filed with the

statement of the grounds of appeal and a description to

be adapted.