European Patent Office

T 0489/22 of 19.01.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T048922.20240119
Date of decision
19 January 2024
Case number
T 0489/22
Online on
2 February 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
17209724.8
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
AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Applicant name
International Automotive Components Group GmbH
Opponent name
K.L. Kaschier- und Laminier GmbH
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 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - Main Request, Auxiliary Requests 1 to 3
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 4
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims 1 and 2 of auxiliary request 4 filed during oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.