European Patent Office

T 2710/17 vom 15.12.2020

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T271017.20201215
Datum der Entscheidung
15. Dezember 2020
Aktenzeichen
T 2710/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
12191349.5
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Cutting assembly
Name des Antragstellers
KENNAMETAL INC.
Name des Einsprechenden
KARL-HEINZ ARNOLD GmbH
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 52(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(3) (2020)
Schlagwörter
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments in an auxiliary request
Amendments - intermediate generalisation (yes)
Auxiliary requests not admitted because they could have been filed in the first instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - justification by party (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment detrimental to procedural economy (no)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request
Inventive step - (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
T 0032/16T 0634/16
Zitierende Akten
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:

Claims 1 to 12 of the auxiliary request 4 filed with the letter of 11 November 2020;

Figures and description as granted.