T 1696/12 of 22.09.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T169612.20160922
- Date of decision
- 22 September 2016
- Case number
- T 1696/12
- Online on
- 25 October 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02766718.7
- IPC class
- B23G 5/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- A THREAD CUTTING TAP AND A METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURE
- Applicant name
- Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
- Opponent name
- Iscar Ltd
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Novelty
Inventive step - 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 case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 10 according to the 5th Auxiliary Request, filed at the oral proceedings on 22 September 2016;
- Description, columns 1 to 5, filed at the oral proceedings on 22 September 2016;
- Figures 1A to 4 as granted.