T 0916/19 of 08.06.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T091619.20220608
- Date of decision
- 8 June 2022
- Case number
- T 0916/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06749634.9
- IPC class
- H01B 12/06H01L 39/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- JOINED SUPERCONDUCTIVE ARTICLES
- Applicant name
- Superpower, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - new main request (yes)
Inventive step - new main request (yes)
Examination of the opposition - maintenance of the patent in amended form - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 European patent as amended in the following version:
Description:
Pages 1 to 18 received during the oral proceedings of 8 June 2022
Claims:
No. 1 to 12 of the main request, filed as auxiliary request 17 with the letter dated 12 October 2018
Drawings:
Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification