T 1688/20 of 19.10.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T168820.20221019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2022
- Case number
- T 1688/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16155743.4
- 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
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 054
- Application title
- ROTARY ATOMIZING ELECTROSTATIC APPLICATOR AND SHAPING AIR RING FOR THE SAME
- Applicant name
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K. - Opponent name
- 1. Dürr Systems AG
2. Eisenmann SE (opposition withdrawn) - Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Guidelines_November 2019, G-VI, 8 (ii) and 8(1)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - selection of numerical ranges
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- Novelty of selection inventions - selection from a broad range - "gold standard" - see point 3.4
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.