T 1348/21 of 12.03.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T134821.20240312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 2024
- Case number
- T 1348/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15763631.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A PLASTIC INFILTRATION UNIT, A SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PLASTIC INFILTRATION UNITS
- Applicant name
- Wavin B.V.
- Opponent name
- Pipelife Nederland B.V.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1)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(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 016(1)
- Keywords
- Auxiliary requests 4, 9, 10 - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3 - prima facie not allowable - admittance (no)
Auxiliary requests 5, 7, 8 - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 7-1, 8-1 - admittance (yes) - novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)
Different apportionment of costs - (no) - 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 patent is revoked.
3. The request for apportionment of costs is refused.