T 0367/20 of 04.10.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T036720.20231004
- Date of decision
- 4 October 2023
- Case number
- T 0367/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11191755.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 069
- Application title
- Cold/hot water supply apparatus
- Applicant name
- Panasonic Holdings Corporation
- Opponent name
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- 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 69Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- Claim interpretation in the context of the description (yes)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Remittal - (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal - Catchword
- To assess whether an amended patent claim contains added subject-matter under Article 123(2) EPC, the claimed subject-matter must first be determined by interpreting the claim from the perspective of the person skilled in the art. In a second step, it must be assessed whether that subject-matter is disclosed in the application as filed (Reasons 1.3.8 to 1.3.10).
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.