T 1623/14 of 11.08.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T162314.20170811
- Date of decision
- 11 August 2017
- Case number
- T 1623/14
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04721050.5
- IPC class
- B23C 5/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A MILLING TOOL WITH CO-OPERATING PROJECTIONS AND RECESSESS BETWEEN THE CUTTING INSERT AND THE HOLDER
- Applicant name
- Seco Tools AB
- Opponent name
- KENNAMETAL INC.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (no) - 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 appeal fee is to be reimbursed.
3. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form based on the following documents:
- Claims 1-8 according to the second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings on 8 August 2017
- Figures 1A-F, 2A-F, 3A-F of the patent specification
- Description to be adapted.