T 2333/15 of 13.12.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T233315.20181213
- Date of decision
- 13 December 2018
- Case number
- T 2333/15
- Online on
- 2 April 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02781779.0
- IPC class
- F42B 3/103F42B 3/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- INITIATOR ASSEMBLY
- Applicant name
- Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- TRW Airbag Systems GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal of the opponent is dismissed.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- claims 1 to 7 filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter dated 29 February 2016;
- description, pages 2 to 5 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board, and pages 6 and 7 of the patent specification;
- figures 1 to 4 of the patent specification.