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)
- Download
- Decision in English
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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
- -
- 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.