T 0770/21 of 04.10.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T077021.20231004
- Date of decision
- 4 October 2023
- Case number
- T 0770/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15200984.1
- IPC class
- B62M 9/122B62M 9/132
- 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
- ELECTRIC DERAILLEUR MOTOR GEAR UNIT
- Applicant name
- SHIMANO INC.
- Opponent name
- SRAM Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)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
- Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Amendment after summons: new evicence, new auxiliary request 1Abis
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) ; new auxiliary request 6B
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - admitted (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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of Auxiliary Request 6B, filed on 4 August 2023, and a description to be adapted.