European Patent Office

T 2206/21 of 28.10.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T220621.20221028
Date of decision
28 October 2022
Case number
T 2206/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
14850499.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
EVALUATION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, EVALUATION METHOD, EVALUATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE
Applicant name
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(a)European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(d)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
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 case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 4a as filed during the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.