T 1175/22 of 09.04.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T117522.20240409
- Date of decision
- 9 April 2024
- Case number
- T 1175/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15835059.5
- IPC class
- F16H 55/17F16H 55/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- GEAR PAIR
- Applicant name
- NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Strawman Limited
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Main request - inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request - amendments - allowable (yes)
Auxiliary request - sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Auxiliary request - inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Claims:
No. 1 to 9 according to auxiliary request 1 filed with letter of 16 November 2022 ("New Claims 1 to 9 - APPEAL AUX 1")
Description:
Pages 2 to 12 received during oral proceedings before the Board on 9 April 2024