T 0476/03 of 30.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T047603.20040930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0476/03
- Online on
- 8 November 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95929427.3
- IPC class
- B24D 13/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Abrasive products
- Applicant name
- NORTON COMPANY
- Opponent name
- 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973European Patent Convention R 71a 1973
- Keywords
- Amended claims filed about one month before date of oral proceedings - admitted
Extension of subject-matter (auxiliary request 2 - yes, auxiliary request 4 - no)
Enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty (auxiliary request 4 - yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary request 4 - no)
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 5 and 6 (no - amendments to the claims of the patent as granted not occasioned by the grounds of appeal)
Request for remittal to first instance for further examination of auxiliary requests 5 and 6 - rejected - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.