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T 0819/19 (COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE FOR TRAIN / Mitsubishi) of 14.12.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T081919.20211214
Date of decision
14 December 2021
Case number
T 0819/19
Online on
23 December 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
08740001.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Application title
COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE FOR TRAIN AND COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD FOR TRAIN
Applicant name
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Opponent name
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
Keywords
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Right to be heard - violation (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.

The appeal fee is reimbursed in full.