T 0873/22 of 21.09.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T087322.20230921
- Date of decision
- 21 September 2023
- Case number
- T 0873/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10710389.7
- IPC class
- F25D 19/00
- 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
- CRYOGEN FREE COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
- Applicant name
- Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited
- Opponent name
- Bluefors Oy
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 13(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter main request (yes)
Amendment to case - complexity of amendment (high number of auxiliary requests)
Novelty - main request A(d) (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 side.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
- Claims 1 to 15 according to auxiliary 1 A(d) submitted with the patent proprietor's statement setting out the grounds of appeal
- Description:
- paragraphs 1 to 18, 20 to 29 and 31 to 43 of the patent specification
- paragraphs 19 and 30 of the amended description submitted during the oral proceedings before the Board
- Figures 1 to 7 of the patent specification