European Patent Office

T 1436/19 of 24.05.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T143619.20220524
Date of decision
24 May 2022
Case number
T 1436/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
11746995.7
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
ALTERNATING-CURRENT WELDING METHOD AND ALTERNATING-CURRENT WELDING DEVICE
Applicant name
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Fronius International GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendment after summons - reordering of the requests
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendment after summons - late filed objections
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendment after summons - reintroduction of a request previously withdrawn
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Correction of error - immediately evident that nothing else could have been intended (yes)
Primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to requests on which decision was based (no)
Amendments auxiliary requests 1 to 3
Amendments - allowable (no) auxiliary request 4
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 4 -(yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - clarity (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1673/22T 2564/22

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 for further prosecution.