T 2024/21 of 30.10.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T202421.20231030
- Date of decision
- 30 October 2023
- Case number
- T 2024/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15185751.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 116(1)
- Application title
- SECONDARY FLOWPATH SYSTEM FOR A ROTOR ASSEMBLY OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
- Applicant name
- RTX Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 116(1)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 137(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- Examination procedure - substantial procedural violation
Examination procedure - request for oral proceedings ignored (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation - Catchword
- Examining division's continual refusal to appoint oral proceedings rendered the appellant's request for oral proceedings futile. Withdrawal of the request for oral proceedings under these circumstances does not absolve the examining division from its duty to hold oral proceedings (Reasons 1.5).
- Cited cases
- J 0006/22T 0598/88T 0668/89T 0731/93T 0808/94T 0556/95T 0189/06T 0552/06T 0777/06T 0263/07T 1426/07T 0653/08T 1251/08T 0996/09T 1829/10T 0740/15
- Citing cases
- T 1874/23
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution.
3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.