T 3030/18 of 21.07.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T303018.20210721
- Date of decision
- 21 July 2021
- Case number
- T 3030/18
- Online on
- 11 October 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11169267.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Variable area fan nozzle
- Applicant name
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
- Safran Aircraft Engines
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
yRequest filed as reply to appeal - taken into account (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims: No. 1 to 9 filed as Auxiliary Request 1 with letter dated 18 July 2019.