T 0717/23 (Contactless rotary joint / Schleifring) of 24.02.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T071723.20260224
- Date of decision
- 24 February 2026
- Case number
- T 0717/23
- Online on
- 7 April 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15169494.0
- IPC class
- A61N 2/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- CONTACTLESS ROTARY JOINT
- Applicant name
- Schleifring GmbH
- Opponent name
- Siemens Healthcare GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Main request - extension of subject-matter - yes
Auxiliary requests 1 to 5 and 5a - extension of subject-matter - yes
Auxiliary request 6 - extension of subject-matter - no; lack of clarity - no; inventive step - yes
Admittance of late-filed objections - no
Objection of double patenting subject to Article 13(2) RPBA - yes - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeals are dismissed.