| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T045503.20050705 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 05 July 2005 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0455/03 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 93923207.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C09K 3/18 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Polysiloxane coating | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Ameron International Corporation | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | J. C. Hempel's Skibsfarve-Fabrik A/S | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | 1. An amorphous request not specifying the wording of the claims sought but leaving it to the Board to identify and to speculate on the intended text of the claims is not consistent with the requirements of the EPC. 2. No party can expect, in particular in inter partes proceedings, that the Board provides procedural assistance by, in effect, taking on the role of a party and choosing the appropriate moment in the proceedings for the submission of a further request striving to overcome the deficiencies and, by indicating this moment to that party. |
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| Keywords: | Late filed requests (not admitted) - clearly not allowable Intention of submitting fresh requests after closure of the debate (not allowed) - debate not reopened - amorphous request - no procedural assistance for a party provided by the Board - tactical abuse |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t030455eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021