European Patent Office

T 0584/21 of 18.11.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T058421.20221118
Date of decision
18 November 2022
Case number
T 0584/21
Online on
23 February 2023
Petition for review of
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Application number
08705226.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE
Applicant name
Volvo Construction Equipment AB
Opponent name
Voith Patent GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty (main request: no)
Inventive step (auxiliary request 1: yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
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 case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1-17 as filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal as "auxiliary request 4";

- Description pages 2-5 as filed during the oral proceedings;

- Figures 1-3 of the patent as granted.