European Patent Office

T 0963/23 of 25.09.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T096323.20250925
Date of decision
25 September 2025
Case number
T 0963/23
Online on
18 December 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
16761436.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Piston ring
Applicant name
Kabushiki Kaisha Riken
Opponent name
Mahle International GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA met (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - submission admitted (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.