T 0886/03 of 26.01.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T088603.20060126
- Date of decision
- 26 January 2006
- Case number
- T 0886/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96906553.1
- IPC class
- B26B 21/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Elastically suspended blade shaving system
- Applicant name
- Warner-Lambert Company LLC
- Opponent name
- The Gillette Company
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Late filed evidence - not admitted
Auxiliary request filed during oral proceeding - admitted
Clarity objection - only admitted against claim amendments
Added subject-matter - yes (main request), no (auxiliary request
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0367/96
- Citing cases
- -
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 with the following documents:
Claims: 1 - 24 filed during the oral proceedings on 26 January 2006;
Description: columns 1 - 6 filed during the oral proceedings on 26 January 2006, and column 7 as granted;
Drawings: figures 1 - 8, 9A, 9B as granted.