European Patent Office

T 1731/21 of 04.05.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T173121.20230504
Date of decision
4 May 2023
Case number
T 1731/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
09850121.6
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 WHEEL HUB UNIT
Applicant name
Volvo Lastvagnar AB
Opponent name
Klocke, Peter
Späth, Dieter
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 99Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Admissibility of opposition - (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Main request and auxiliary requests 2-9 - Amendments - allowable (no)
Auxiliary request 1 - Amendment - allowable (yes)
Auxiliary request 1 - Inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request 10 - Admitted in opposition proceedings - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Auxiliary request 10 - Amendments - allowable (yes)
Auxiliary request 10 - Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to appeal case after summons
Amendment to appeal case - (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0953/21

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed