T 0971/11 () of 4.3.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T097111.20160304
Date of decision: 04 March 2016
Case number: T 0971/11
Application number: 02722834.5
IPC class: B29C 61/02
B29C 55/02
C08J 5/18
B29C 47/10
B29B 7/30
B29B 7/58
B29B 11/00
B29B 13/10
C08L 67/02
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 444 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Heat-shrinkable polyester film roll and process for producing the same
Applicant name: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Opponent name: Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH
Board: 3.2.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late-filed evidence - re-submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal (admitted)
Public prior use (evidence insufficient)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

Discretion of a board of appeal to admit a document which was not admitted in the first-instance proceedings (see points 1.3 and 1.4)

Cited decisions:
G 0007/93
T 0876/05
T 2102/08
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T 2219/10
T 1816/11
T 0351/12
T 0945/12
T 0548/13
T 0556/13
T 1271/13
T 1403/13
T 1811/13
T 1877/13
T 0820/14
T 1512/14
T 1774/14
T 0074/15
T 0291/15
T 0525/15
T 0560/16
T 0044/17
T 0695/17
T 1768/17
T 1964/17

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