European Patent Office

T 1848/12 du 16.12.2016

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T184812.20161216
Date de la décision
16 décembre 2016
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1848/12
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
07109447.8
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
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
Container assembly having stacking means
Nom du demandeur
N.V. Nutricia
Nom de l'opposant
Å&R Carton Lund AB
Chambre
3.2.07
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Mots-clés
Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - first and second auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (no)
Late-filed third and fourth auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - fourth auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - fourth auxiliary request (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 in amended form with the following documents:

- claims 1 to 13 of the fourth auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings;

- description, columns 1 to 4, filed at the oral proceedings and columns 5 to 8 of the patent specification;

- figures 1 to 8 of the patent specification.

3. The request of appellant I for apportionment of costs is refused.

4. The appeal of appellant II is dismissed.