European Patent Office

T 1915/14 of 14.03.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T191514.20180314
Date of decision
14 March 2018
Case number
T 1915/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
07827057.6
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
ROTARY SHAVER WITH IMPROVED SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SHAVING HEADS
Applicant name
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Opponent name
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
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 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 8 filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter of 1 December 2014

description

pages 2 and 3 and two additional pages for par. [0008] and insertion between par. [0010] and [0011] filed during the oral proceedings

pages 4 to 5 of the patent specification

figures

1 to 5B of the patent specification.