T 2599/11 du 26.11.2013
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T259911.20131126
- Date de la décision
- 26 novembre 2013
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 2599/11
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 03762686.8
- Classe de la CIB
- F16K 7/12
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Diaphragm valve and open/close element for said valve
- Nom du demandeur
- Alberto Lodolo
- Nom de l'opposant
- OOVAL Valves Ltd.
- Chambre
- 3.2.05
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 110European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Mots-clés
- Admissibility of the appeal - yes
Admittance of a request in appeal proceedings that was withdrawn in opposition proceedings; reinstating broader claims in appeal than the claims defended before the opposition division - yes (see reasons 2)
Inventive step - yes - Exergue
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 - 30, filed as auxiliary request Ib with the letter of 18 June 2013, whereby the word "floor" in claim 1 is replaced by the word "flow" and the wording "diaphragm (5) having" is replaced by the wording "diaphragm (5) has";
- description, col. 1 to 10, filed with the letter of 18 June 2013, col. 11, filed during the oral proceedings;
- drawings, fig. 1 to 21, p. 20 to 36 of the patent as granted.