European Patent Office

T 1349/18 of 02.05.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T134918.20220502
Date of decision
2 May 2022
Case number
T 1349/18
Online on
8 June 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
11759509.0
IPC class
B26B 19/38
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
ELECTRIC SHAVER
Applicant name
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
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 appeal of the patent proprietor is dismissed.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the

order to maintain the patent as amended in the following

version:

Claims:

1 and 2 filed with letter of

10 December 2018

as auxiliary request 16

Description, paragraphs:

[0001] to [0007],

[0009] to [0011],

[0013] to [0028],

[0031] to [0045],

[0047] and [0048] of the patent specification;

[0008], [0012],

[0029], [0030] and

[0046] received during oral proceedings of

2 May 2022

Drawings, figures:

1 to 11 of the patent specification