T 0863/14 of 02.02.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T086314.20170202
- Date of decision
- 2 February 2017
- Case number
- T 0863/14
- Online on
- 28 April 2017
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06765199.2
- IPC class
- B23B 51/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- TWIST DRILL
- Applicant name
- Dormer Tools Limited
- Opponent name
- Iscar Ltd.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Late-filed request - adjournment of oral proceedings would have been required (yes) - 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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 18 according to auxiliary request 3 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal;
- Description: columns 1,2,3,4,9,10 and 12 of the patent specification as granted and columns 5,6,7,8 and 11 as filed during the oral proceedings on 2 February 2017;
- Drawings 1A-5B of the patent specification as granted.