T 1096/19 of 19.09.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T109619.20220919
- Date of decision
- 19 September 2022
- Case number
- T 1096/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12161368.1
- IPC class
- A61B 18/20A61N 5/06A61B 18/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PHOTO-EPILATION DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Opponent name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Babyliss Faco SRL - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 57Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Exceptions to patentability - method for treatment by therapy
Exceptions to patentability - (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Industrial application - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment of appeal's case after summons - cogent reasons (no) - admitted (no)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no) - 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 the following version:
- claims 1 to 7 of the main request filed with the
statement of grounds of appeal
- description and drawings of the patent specification