T 0216/26 of 21.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T021626.20260521
- Date of decision
- 21 May 2026
- Case number
- T 0216/26
- Online on
- 26 May 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 22706565.3
- IPC class
- F03G 7/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ENGINE OPERATING USING A COMPRESSION SMA MATERIAL
- Applicant name
- Exergyn Ltd.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 71(3)European Patent Convention R 71(5)European Patent Convention Art 113(2)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Examination procedure - approval of the text by the applicant
Basis of decision - text submitted or agreed by applicant (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
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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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Description and claims according to the text intended for grant submitted with the communication under Rule 71(3) EPC of 25 April 2025.
- Drawings: Figures 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D as contained on drawings pages 1/7 to 7/7 in the international publication WO 2022/171843 A1, published on 18 August 2022.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.