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T 2165/10 () of 11.12.2013

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T216510.20131211

Date of decision:

11 December 2013

Case number:

T 2165/10

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

D

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 291Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Overwrapping machine for packets of cigarettes

Applicant name:

G.D SOCIETÃ PER AZIONI

Opponent name:

Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)

Board:

3.2.07

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)

Keywords:

Late submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Novelty (yes) and inventive step (yes)
Novelty - argument missing as to why and to which extent the impugned decision is wrong
Statement of grounds of appeal - party's complete case

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0007/93
T 0001/81
T 0142/84
T 0332/90
T 0485/91
T 0039/92
T 0025/97
T 0165/00

Citing decisions:

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t102165eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

15 references found.

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EPC Articles

X A.54 EPC Novelty

X A.56 EPC Inventive step

X A.114 EPC Examination by the European Patent Office of its own motion

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 5/2014, p166 - ANNEX 2

X OJ EPO SE 5/2014, p152 - ANNEX 1

X OJ EPO SE 5/2014, p25 - PART II

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 4.3 Concept of "in due time"

X CLR IV C 4.5.3 Prima facie relevance

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0007/93 (Late amendments) of 13.5.1994

General Case Law

X T 0001/81 (Thermoplastics sockets) of 4.5.1981

X T 0142/84 (Inventive step) of 8.7.1986

X T 0332/90 () of 8.10.1991

X T 0485/91 () of 25.4.1994

X T 0025/97 () of 19.7.2000

X T 0165/00 () of 30.11.2000