T 0747/22 (Aspirated Smoke Detectors/LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AG) of 07.10.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T074722.20241007
- Date of decision
- 7 October 2024
- Case number
- T 0747/22
- Online on
- 27 November 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14193553.6
- IPC class
- G01N 1/26G08B 29/16G08B 17/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Redundant input pipe networks in aspirated smoke detectors
- Applicant name
- Life Safety Distribution AG
- Opponent name
- Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - bonus effect (yes)
Inventive step - main request
Claims - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no) - 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 in the following version:
- claim 1 of the request filed as fourth auxiliary request with a letter dated 26 September 2022,
- description pages 1 to 6 filed during the oral proceedings of 7 October 2024 at 16:07 hrs and
- drawings pages 8 to 11 of the patent specification.