European Patent Office

T 0541/20 du 29.06.2023

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T054120.20230629
Date de la décision
29 juin 2023
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0541/20
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
05022592.9
Classe de la CIB
F26B 9/06F26B 21/08
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
Adsorption dehumifier for granules of plastic materials
Nom du demandeur
Moretto S.p.A.
Nom de l'opposant
Plastic Systems S.p.A.
GALLO & PARTNERS S.R.L.
Chambre
3.2.03
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Mots-clés
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment gives rise to new objections
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- claims 1 to 12 according to auxiliary request 6A filed on 9 January 2023,

- patent specification as granted (columns 1 to 7) and

- figures 1 to 7 as granted.