European Patent Office

T 0131/22 of 26.03.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T013122.20240326
Date of decision
26 March 2024
Case number
T 0131/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
08758980.0
IPC class
B66B 5/00
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
SINGLE BRAKESHOE TEST (ELECTRICAL) FOR ELEVATORS
Applicant name
Otis Elevator Company
Opponent name
INVENTIO AG
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - submission admitted (no)
Adaptation of description to amended claims
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2063/15
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with the following documents:

- claims 1 to 8 of the main request filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal,

- description with paragraphs 1 to 91, filed during the oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal and

- figures 1 to 4 of the patent specification.