European Patent Office

T 0558/23 of 20.02.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T055823.20250220
Date of decision
20 February 2025
Case number
T 0558/23
Online on
14 March 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
09703583.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ANIMAL
Applicant name
DeLaval Holding AB
Opponent name
Octrooibureau Van der Lely N.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description:

Paragraphs 1 to 8, 10 to 13, 15 to 19, 21 to 36, 38 to 51 of the patent specification

Paragraphs 9, 14, 20 and 37 according to the seventh auxiliary request filed with the letter of 25 May 2023

Claims:

No. 1 to 11 according to the seventh auxiliary request filed with the letter of 16 May 2023

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 4 of the patent specification.