T 0079/07 du 24.06.2008

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007907.20080624
Date de la décision: 24 juin 2008
Numéro de l'affaire: T 0079/07
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 98203918.2
Classe de la CIB: F16C 32/06
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
Versions JO: Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire: -
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: An hydrostatic bearing with a roughened annular area on the inside surface of the bearing
Nom du demandeur: United Technologies Corporation
Nom de l'opposant: AIRBUS et al.
Chambre: 3.2.01
Sommaire: -
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 100 1973 European Patent Convention Art 101(1)European Patent Convention Art 101(2)European Patent Convention Art 101(3)European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 122(5) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 125 1973 European Patent Convention Art 138(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 70(4)(b)European Patent Convention R 89 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 20Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 21
Mots-clés: Competence for verifying conformity of examing division's correction decision with Rule 89 EPC 1973 (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Remittal to the first instance (yes)
Exergue: Neither the opposition division nor the board of appeal in opposition appeal proceedings has any competence to verify whether the examining division's decision to correct its grant decision complies with the requirements of Rule 89 EPC 1973 (see points 3 to 23 of the Reasons; deviating from T 268/02).
Affaires citées: G 0001/84 G 0001/86 G 0001/91 G 0004/91 G 0007/91 G 0008/91 G 0009/91 G 0010/91 G 0012/91 G 0009/92 G 0004/93 G 0009/93 G 0001/95 G 0008/95 G 0001/97 J 0012/80 J 0005/81 J 0022/86 J 0010/87 J 0022/95 J 0016/99 J 0010/07 T 0099/85 T 0127/85 T 0271/85 T 0301/87 T 0198/88 T 0212/88 T 0550/88 T 0695/89 T 0371/92 T 0428/95 T 0263/00 T 0402/01 T 0226/02 T 0268/02 T 1063/02 T 1093/05
Affaires citantes: T 1349/08 T 1145/09 T 1259/09 T 1495/09 T 2615/22

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.