European Patent Office

T 2906/19 of 08.09.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T290619.20210908
Date of decision
8 September 2021
Case number
T 2906/19
Online on
7 January 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
13711476.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
PARTING BLADE AND BLADE HOLDER CONFIGURED FOR CONVEYANCE OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT
Applicant name
Iscar Ltd.
Opponent name
1.Ceratizit Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H.
2.Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
3.Seco Tools AB
4.KENNAMETAL INC.
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)
Keywords
Amendments - broadening of claim (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - requests could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary requests identical to request not admitted in first instance proceedings
Reimbursement of appeal fee - violation of the right to be heard (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:

The appeal is dismissed.