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
- En ligne le
- 8 avril 2022
- 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
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011European Patent Convention R 103(4)(a)
- 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%.