European Patent Office

T 0746/24 of 12.05.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T074624.20260512
Date of decision
12 May 2026
Case number
T 0746/24
Online on
14 August 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16779961.8
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
Sliding part
Applicant name
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
NOK Corporation
Opponent name
IKA Industrie- und Kraftfahrzeugausrüstung GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary requests 1 to 3, 5 to 10, 12 to 19 (no)
Remittal (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (auxiliary requests 4a, 11a: 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 patent is revoked.