T 0367/22 of 27.02.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T036722.20240227
- Date of decision
- 27 February 2024
- Case number
- T 0367/22
- Online on
- 13 March 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13789843.3
- IPC class
- A63G 7/00B60R 21/015B60R 21/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES
- Applicant name
- Antonio Zamperla S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1, 1bis (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1+ (yes)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent as amended with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 to 17 of the auxiliary request 1+ filed with the reply of the appellant (patent proprietor) on 20 September 2022.