T 0158/14 () of 29.6.2017

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T015814.20170629
Date of decision: 29 June 2017
Case number: T 0158/14
Application number: 01970046.7
IPC class: G01N 1/36
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 549 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MELTING EMBEDDING MEDIUM
Applicant name: Thermo Shandon Inc.
Opponent name: pfm medical ag
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)
European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention R 106
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)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(2)
Keywords: Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Late-filed document - no abuse of procedure, document highly relevant
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - prima facie not inventive
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
R 0010/09
T 1019/92
T 0671/03
T 1029/05
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t140158eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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