European Patent Office

T 2391/18 du 19.04.2023

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T239118.20230419
Date de la décision
19 avril 2023
Numéro de l'affaire
T 2391/18
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
06742598.3
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
-
Résumés pour cette décision
Résumé de EPC2000 Art 084
Titre de la demande
EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF LOAD MATERIAL OR SCRAP FEEDING INTO A FURNACE AND RELATIVE METHOD
Nom du demandeur
Tenova S.p.A.
Nom de l'opposant
DANIELI & C.
OFFICINE MECCANICHE SpA
Chambre
3.2.03
Sommaire
-
Mots-clés
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Observations by third parties - legal position of third party
Observations by third parties - relevant (no)
Observations by third parties - admissibility of a new document (no)
Amendment to appeal case - justification by party (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Exergue
On the application of Rule 80 EPC and the findings of the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G
3/14 in case of an alleged discrepancy between the description and a feature stemming from a granted claim, see point 4.

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.

Description:

Columns 1 to 7 received during oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal on 19 April 2023.

Claims:

No. 1 to 8 according to the third auxiliary request, filed on 5 April 2019 with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal.

Drawings of the patent specification.