European Patent Office

T 0514/21 (Wire-guided torpedo/LEONARDO) of 06.11.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T051421.20241106
Date of decision
6 November 2024
Case number
T 0514/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
08425232.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Wire-Guided Torpedo Propulsion Assembly
Applicant name
LEONARDO S.p.A.
Opponent name
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - main request
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 3, 4 and 5
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication (yes)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - auxiliary requests 6, 7 and 8
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)
Catchword
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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.