European Patent Office

T 1614/21 du 15.05.2024

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T161421.20240515
Date de la décision
15 mai 2024
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1614/21
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
14799001.4
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
HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE
Nom du demandeur
Whirlpool EMEA S.r.l.
Nom de l'opposant
Electrolux Rothenburg GmbH Factory and Development
Chambre
3.2.03
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 116(1)European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)
Mots-clés
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (no)
New objection under Rule 80 EPC against auxiliary requests 2 and 2* - admitted (no)
Auxiliary request 2A - requirement for conditional filing not met
Auxiliary request 2* - admitted (yes) - added subject-matter (no) - claims - clarity (yes) - inventive step (yes)
Adaptation of the description - claims supported in the description (no) - remittal (yes)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
G 0003/14
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

- claims 1 to 7 according to auxiliary request 2* filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal