European Patent Office

T 0551/23 du 27.06.2024

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T055123.20240627
Date de la décision
27 juin 2024
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0551/23
En ligne le
26 juilliet 2024
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
16854067.2
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
REMOVABLE APPARATUS FOR A CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD OF USING SAME
Nom du demandeur
Dover Motion, Inc.
Nom de l'opposant
Sartorius Stedim North America Inc.
Chambre
3.2.07
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Mots-clés
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - submission admitted (no)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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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:

Description, Pages:

2, 3 and 5 of the patent specification; and

4 received during oral proceedings

of 27 June 2024.

Claims, No.:

1 to 17 according to the main request,

previously filed as auxiliary

request 3 with the reply to the

statement setting out the grounds

of appeal on 25 September 2023.

Drawings, Figures:

1 to 8 of the patent specification.