T 2626/16 of 01.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T262616.20211001
- Date of decision
- 1 October 2021
- Case number
- T 2626/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10741351.0
- IPC class
- B26B 21/56B26B 21/22B26B 21/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- UNITARY RAZOR BLADE AND SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE USING SAME
- Applicant name
- Dorco Co., Ltd
- Opponent name
- The Gillette Company LLC
Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
BIC-Violex S.A. - Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(4)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - patent as maintained by the opposition division (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request - admitted (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes) at 25% due to withdrawal of the appeal before the decision is announced at the oral proceedings - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0653/16
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor is reimbursed at 25%.