European Patent Office

T 0750/20 of 07.03.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T075020.20230307
Date of decision
7 March 2023
Case number
T 0750/20
Online on
16 March 2023
Petition for review of
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Application number
06716907.8
IPC class
E21B 7/02
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
ROTATION DEVICE FOR A BOOM OF A MINING OR CONSTRUCTIONS WORK RIG, RIG AND BOOM
Applicant name
Epiroc Rock Drills Aktiebolag
Opponent name
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
Andersen Mek. Verksted AS
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 patent is revoked.