T 0014/02 () of 5.11.2003

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T001402.20031105
Date of decision: 05 November 2003
Case number: T 0014/02
Application number: 96200762.1
IPC class: B28B 3/02
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Isostatic die means
Applicant name: Algeri, Maris
Opponent name: Officine Meccaniche f.lli Rossi fu Cesare S.p.A.
Board: 3.2.07
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
Keywords: Fresh grounds filed for the first time in appeal proceedings - not admitted
Request at oral proceedings to file further auxiliary requests - not allowed
Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no)
Catchwords:

During oral proceedings before the board a party, here the respondent, asked permission to file further requests aimed at defining more narrowly the claimed subject-matter. This request was refused for two reasons: firstly, the need for further requests had been foreseeable before the oral proceedings, since the Board, in a communication, had given a negative reasoned provisional opinion why the main request did not appear to involve an inventive step and secondly, the proposed subject-matter of the requests could lead to further searches being necessary by the other party with the possibility of remittal so that the requests were not prima facie allowable.

Cited decisions:
G 0010/91
T 0051/90
T 0270/90
T 0048/91
Citing decisions:
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