T 1614/21 of 15.05.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T161421.20240515
- Date of decision
- 15 May 2024
- Case number
- T 1614/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14799001.4
- 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
- HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE
- Applicant name
- Whirlpool EMEA S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- Electrolux Rothenburg GmbH Factory and Development
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 116(1)European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules 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(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (no)
New objection under Rule 80 EPC against auxiliary requests 2 and 2* - admitted (no)
Auxiliary request 2A - requirement for conditional filing not met
Auxiliary request 2* - admitted (yes) - added subject-matter (no) - claims - clarity (yes) - inventive step (yes)
Adaptation of the description - claims supported in the description (no) - remittal (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- T 0697/22
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
- claims 1 to 7 according to auxiliary request 2* filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal