T 0018/22 of 25.04.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T001822.20240425
- Date of decision
- 25 April 2024
- Case number
- T 0018/22
- Online on
- 14 June 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15151200.1
- 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
- Hair styling device
- Applicant name
- TF3 Limited
- Opponent name
- Philips International B.V.
Ehlers, Jochen - Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 amended form with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 7 according to the auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply to the opponent 2's statement of grounds of appeal;
- Description: Paragraphs 1-5, 7-41 of the patent specification; Paragraph 6 filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division;
- Figures of the patent specification.