European Patent Office

T 0758/20 du 23.11.2022

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T075820.20221123
Date de la décision
23 novembre 2022
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0758/20
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
13741981.8
Classe de la CIB
A24C 5/32A24D 3/02
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 116
Titre de la demande
ROTARY CONVEYOR DRUM FOR USE IN TOBACCO INDUSTRY MACHINES, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING ROD-LIKE ELEMENTS USING SUCH DRUM AND MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-ELEMENT RODS
Nom du demandeur
International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. z o.o.
Nom de l'opposant
G.D Società per Azioni
Chambre
3.2.01
Sommaire
-
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 15a(1)
Mots-clés
Oral proceedings - before board of appeal
Oral proceedings - format by videoconference
Amendments - allowable (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Exergue
Decision G 1/21 cannot be read as restricting the possibility of summoning for oral proceedings by videoconference contrary to the will of one of the parties only in the case of a general emergency. G 1/21 does not exclude that there are other circumstances specific to a case that justify the decision not to hold the oral proceedings in person.
Affaires citées
G 0003/98G 0001/21
Affaires citantes
T 2432/19T 0745/23

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 on the basis of the following:

Description:

Columns 1-10 filed during oral proceedings by email at 15:16 (annex 5).

Claims:

No 1-24 of the auxiliary request 4, as filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, dated 27 October 2020.

Drawings:

Fig. 1 - 16b of the patent as granted.