European Patent Office

T 1305/21 of 25.10.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T130521.20231025
Date of decision
25 October 2023
Case number
T 1305/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
11749480.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
SPEED CONTROL FOR POWER TOOLS
Applicant name
Husqvarna AB
Opponent name
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
Board
3.2.01
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 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
Keywords
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Novently - main request (no) - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes)
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 in amended form in the following version:

Description: Column(s) 1 to 7 received by email 17:19 during the oral proceedings 25 October 2023.

Claims: No. 1 to 12 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal dated 22 November 2021.

Drawings: Fig. 1 to 3 of the patent specification.