European Patent Office

T 0720/12 of 13.08.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T072012.20150813
Date of decision
13 August 2015
Case number
T 0720/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
06075380.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Router
Applicant name
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Opponent name
Black & Decker Inc.
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention R 101(1)European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed new first and fourth auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed new fifth and new sixth auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Amendments - new fifth auxiliary request
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the earlier application as originally filed (yes)
Inventive step - new sixth auxiliary request (no)
Catchword
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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 patent is revoked.