T 2542/10 () of 9.10.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T254210.20121009
Date of decision: 09 October 2012
Case number: T 2542/10
Application number: 02738956.8
IPC class: A23J 3/14
A23J 1/16
A23J 1/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 213 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: A method for improving a protein product
Applicant name: Coöperatie AVEBE U.A.
Opponent name: Emsland-Stärke GmbH
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 99(1)
European Patent Convention Art 114(1)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention R 106
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Admissibility of late-filed documents
Admissibility of late-filed objection - no
Novelty - no (main request), yes (Auxiliary Claim Request IA)
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes (Auxiliary Claim Request IA)
Inventive step - yes (Auxiliary Claim Request IA)
Objection under Rule 106 EPC - dismissed
Catchwords:

Admittance of documents filed late in appeal proceedings - relevance criterion (yes: point 2.2; no: points 2.3 and 2.4)

Cited decisions:
G 0001/84
T 0156/84
T 0212/91
T 1002/92
T 0931/06
T 0593/09
T 1635/09
Citing decisions:
T 0422/11
T 1272/12
T 0450/13
T 0460/13
T 1751/13

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t102542eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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