European Patent Office

T 2405/19 of 12.12.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T240519.20221212
Date of decision
12 December 2022
Case number
T 2405/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
10710120.6
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
MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEWER AND OTHER CONDUIT SYSTEMS
Applicant name
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Opponent name
Acoustic Sensing Technology (UK) Limited
Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - main request and auxiliary request 1
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 1a
Claims - interpretation of ambiguous terms
Claims - clarity (yes)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/10
Citing cases
T 0439/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition decision for further prosecution.