T 1927/20 of 23.11.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T192720.20231123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 2023
- Case number
- T 1927/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11194455.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- A cooling device with a reinforced inner liner and production method for it
- Applicant name
- BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Opponent name
- LOUIS PÖHLAU LOHRENTZ
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- 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 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 6 (yes)
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- -
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 as amended in the following version:
- Claim 1 of auxiliary request 6 filed with the reply to the opponent's statement of grounds of appeal
- Description:
Paragraphs 1, 4 to 9, 11, 12 and 20 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board, and 2, 3, 10 and 13 to 19 according to the patent specification
- Figures 1 to 4 according to the patent specification.