European Patent Office

T 2684/19 of 29.08.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T268419.20230829
Date of decision
29 August 2023
Case number
T 2684/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
10857753.7
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
ELEVATOR SYSTEM
Applicant name
Kone Corporation
Opponent name
Otis Elevator Company
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0004/92
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 in amended form based on claims 1 to 15 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the letter dated 20 March 2020 and a description to be adapted.