T 0426/22 of 22.04.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T042622.20240422
- Date of decision
- 22 April 2024
- Case number
- T 0426/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11820805.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SKI SLOPE GROOMER AND RELATIVE CONTROL METHOD
- Applicant name
- PRINOTH S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European 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
- Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0118/89
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. 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 20 according to the main request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal;
- Description: Paragraphs 3-8, 16-50 of the patent specification and paragraphs 1, 2, 9-15 filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division on 12 October 2021;
- Figures of the patent specification.