T 0170/21 of 10.03.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T017021.20210310
- Date of decision
- 10 March 2021
- Case number
- T 0170/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15781272.8
- IPC class
- B23K 9/067B23K 9/09B23K 9/167
- 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
- WELDING TYPE POWER SUPPLY FOR TIG STARTS
- Applicant name
- Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 113(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)
- Keywords
- Right to be heard - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1423/13
- 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 department of first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the set of claims 1 to 13 filed on 26 November 2019.
3. Reimbursement of the appeal fee is ordered.