T 1848/12 () of 16.12.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T184812.20161216
Date of decision: 16 December 2016
Case number: T 1848/12
Application number: 07109447.8
IPC class: B65D 21/02
B65D 43/02
B65D 51/24
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 572 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Container assembly having stacking means
Applicant name: N.V. Nutricia
Opponent name: Å&R Carton Lund AB
Board: 3.2.07
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
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)
European Patent Convention R 80
Keywords: Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - first and second auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (no)
Late-filed third and fourth auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - fourth auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0009/91
G 0010/91
G 0007/93
G 0003/14
T 0253/95
T 0520/01
T 1705/07
T 1067/08
T 1676/08
T 1799/08
Citing decisions:
T 0101/17
T 0403/17

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