T 1468/23 of 10.06.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T146823.20250610
- Date of decision
- 10 June 2025
- Case number
- T 1468/23
- Online on
- 28 August 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13866368.7
- IPC class
- F16D 69/02C09K 3/14
- 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
- FRICTION MATERIAL
- Applicant name
- Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- VRI-Verband der Reibbelagindustrie e.V.
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step
Amendments - exceptional circumstance (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0449/23
- 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 that the patent be maintained in amended form with
claims 1 to 3 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the
reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a
description to be adapted thereto, where necessary.