T 0696/19 (Piston ring/NISSAN) of 04.10.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T069619.20221004
- Date of decision
- 4 October 2022
- Case number
- T 0696/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12006986.9
- IPC class
- C22C 38/00F16J 9/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Piston ring
- Applicant name
- NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd. - Opponent name
- Hoffmann Eitle
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious combination of known features
Inventive step - bonus effect (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification - 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 on the basis of auxiliary request 1, submitted with the reply to the statement setting out the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted.