T 1770/21 of 23.09.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T177021.20220923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 2022
- Case number
- T 1770/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 19178923.9
- 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
- STRUCTURAL FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPONENT WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION BY USING CARBON NANO TUBE MATS AND METALLIC LAYERS
- Applicant name
- Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Divisional application - after amendment
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0004/19
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 11 of the main request as filed with the letter dated 16 September 2022,
- Description pages 1 to 17 as filed with the letter dated 16 September 2022,
- Drawing sheets 1/4 to 4/4 as originally filed.