European Patent Office

T 0755/19 of 14.06.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T075519.20220614
Date of decision
14 June 2022
Case number
T 0755/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
13708240.0
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
SUPPORT DEVICE FOR RADIANT TUBES
Applicant name
Bisson, Massimiliano
Opponent name
NICRO S.p.A.
Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - common general knowledge
Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed facts - submitted during oral proceedings
Late-filed auxiliary requests
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
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 as amended in the following version:

Description:

Pages 2 to 6 and 8 of the patent specification

Page 7 received during oral proceedings of 14 June 2022

Claims:

1 to 14 according to auxiliary request 1B filed with the letter of 29 April 2022

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 13 of the patent specification