T 1335/21 of 11.01.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T133521.20240111
- Date of decision
- 11 January 2024
- Case number
- T 1335/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14705391.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- SELECTIVE LASER SOLIDIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
- Applicant name
- Renishaw Plc.
- Opponent name
- 1) TRUMPF Laser-und Systemtechnik GmbH (opposition withdrawn on 9 January 2024)
2) SLM Solutions Group AG (opposition withdrawn on 11 May 2020)
3) Concept Laser GmbH - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 1 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 3 - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 4new - exceptional circumstances (yes) - admitted (yes) - inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0439/22
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 as amended in the following version:
- claims 1 to 12 of auxiliary request 4new filed with the letter dated 14 December 2023
- description as filed in the oral proceedings before the Board
- drawings 1 to 5 of the patent specification