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
- -
- Application number
- 13187931.4
- IPC class
- B05C 11/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- 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
- -
- 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
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0946/16
- Citing cases
- -
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.