European Patent Office

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)
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
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.