European Patent Office

T 1039/22 of 26.03.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T103922.20240326
Date of decision
26 March 2024
Case number
T 1039/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
13187931.4
IPC class
B05C 11/10
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
Adhesive dispensing system and method with melt on demand at point of dispensing
Applicant name
Nordson Corporation
Opponent name
Baumer hhs GmbH
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Keywords
Amendment to case - request admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Reply to statement of grounds of appeal - party's complete appeal case (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0946/16
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

on the basis of auxiliary request III which was

filed as auxiliary request 4 with the statement

of grounds of appeal, and a description to be

adapted thereto.