T 1578/19 of 22.08.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T157819.20230822
- Date of decision
- 22 August 2023
- Case number
- T 1578/19
- Online on
- 21 November 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13732417.4
- IPC class
- A41D 13/018
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- LINING MOUNTED INFLATABLE PROTECTOR AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ASSEMBLY.
- Applicant name
- Alpinestars Research S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Dainese S.p.A.
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - extension of subject-matter (yes
Grounds for opposition - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 7)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (auxiliary request 8
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes)
Novelty - (auxiliary request 8
Novelty - yes)
Inventive step - (auxiliary request 8
Inventive step - yes)
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no) - 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 patent on the basis of claims 1 to 10 of the eighth auxiliary request and a description to be adapted thereto.