T 1364/16 of 26.09.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T136416.20190926
- Date of decision
- 26 September 2019
- Case number
- T 1364/16
- Online on
- 3 December 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06715627.3
- 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
- EDGE REPLACEMENT CUTTER TIP
- Applicant name
- Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
- Opponent name
- Iscar Ltd.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2012)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request and auxiliary requests 1
Novelty - 3 (no)
Novelty - prior European application
Novelty - auxiliary request 4 (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (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 on the basis of the set of claims of auxiliary request 5 filed with letter of 26 August 2019 and a description to be adapted.