European Patent Office

T 2178/17 du 09.02.2022

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T217817.20220209
Date de la décision
9 février 2022
Numéro de l'affaire
T 2178/17
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
08830658.4
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
HAND-HELD ELECTRIC TOOL
Nom du demandeur
Makita Corporation
Nom de l'opposant
Metabowerke GmbH
Minim Law Limited
Chambre
3.2.07
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 103(4)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Mots-clés
Late-filed request - amendment to the patent proprietor's appeal case (no)
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - new objections
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Description brought in conformity with an allowable set of claims - submitted after summons - amendment to a party's case (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor
Reimbursement of appeal fee - withdrawal of appeal
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
T 0697/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claim

1 filed as auxiliary request IV with

letter of 7 September 2020,

corresponding to auxiliary

request III filed with letter of

13 April 2018 (dated 23 April 2018);

Description, paragraphs

1 to 13, 15 to 33 of the patent specification;

14 received during oral proceedings

of 9 February 2022 as auxiliary

request V;

Drawings

1 to 4 of the patent specification.

3. The appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor is reimbursed at 25%.