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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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.