European Patent Office

T 0762/21 of 08.11.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T076221.20241108
Date of decision
8 November 2024
Case number
T 0762/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
12719791.1
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
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEFLECTORS
Applicant name
UCL BUSINESS PLC
Opponent name
Femtonics Kft.
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 121Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Substantial procedural violation during first-instance oral proceedings (no)
Admittance or consideration of submissions in appeal
Inventive step (main, first and second auxiliary request: no)
Added subject-matter (third auxiliary request: no)
Clarity (third auxiliary request: yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (third auxiliary request: yes)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)
Catchword
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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 for further prosecution.