European Patent Office

T 0898/99 of 05.11.2002

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T089899.20021105
Date of decision
5 November 2002
Case number
T 0898/99
Petition for review of
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Application number
87905863.4
IPC class
B23F 9/00
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
Multi-axis bevel and hypoid gear generating machine
Applicant name
THE GLEASON WORKS
Opponent name
Oerlikon Geartec AG
Klingelnberg Söhne GmbH
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments
Late-filed ground of appeal (not admitted)
Disclosure - enabling
Claims - clarity (yes)
Remittal for further search/examination (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0451/06

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The requests of the appellants for remittal to the first instance for further prosecution of the opposition proceedings are rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

claims: 1 to 3 filed during the oral proceedings;

description: pages 2, 5 and 6 filed during the oral proceedings;

pages 3, 4 and 7 to 18 as maintained by the Opposition Division;

drawings: Figures 1 to 18 as maintained by the Opposition Division.