European Patent Office

T 0480/20 of 17.03.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T048020.20220317
Date of decision
17 March 2022
Case number
T 0480/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
08850822.1
IPC class
B60R 1/072
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
MOUNTING CONSTRUCTION FOR AN OUTSIDE MIRROR UNIT
Applicant name
MCi (Mirror Controls International)
Netherlands B.V.
Opponent name
SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (yes)
Correction of error - (yes)
Correction of error - obvious error
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Catchword
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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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 3B filed with letter dated 30 December 2020 and a description to be adapted.