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T 0710/15 () of 16.6.2016

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T071015.20160616

Date of decision:

16 June 2016

Case number:

T 0710/15

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

D

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 450Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

A windscreen wiper device

Applicant name:

Federal-Mogul S.A.

Opponent name:

Valeo SystÃ¨mes d'Essuyage

Board:

3.2.01

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 54(3)

Keywords:

Arguments submitted late (Article 114(2) EPC not applicable)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0005/91
G 0004/92
T 1002/92
T 0039/93
T 0395/00
T 0131/01
T 0187/01
T 0604/01
T 0597/07

Citing decisions:

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t150710eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

19 references found.

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EPC Articles

X A.54 EPC Novelty

X A.56 EPC Inventive step

X A.100 EPC Grounds for opposition

X A.111 EPC Decision in respect of appeals

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

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III C 6.3 Final date for written submissions in the preparation for oral proceedings and late submission of new facts and evidence – Rule 116 EPC

X CLR III G 3.2 Time frame for submitting evidence

X CLR III J 4.4 Disqualifying partiality

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 4.5.1 Different approaches

X CLR IV C 4.7.1 New arguments – definition

X CLR IV C 4.7.2 Late submissions of new arguments in opposition proceedings

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0005/91 (Appealable decision) of 5.5.1992

X G 0004/92 (Basis of decisions) of 29.10.1993

General Case Law

X T 1002/92 (Queueing system) of 6.7.1994

X T 0039/93 (Polymer powders) of 14.2.1996

X T 0395/00 (Stable hemoglobin compositions/BAXTER) of 22.4.2004

X T 0131/01 () of 18.7.2002

X T 0604/01 () of 12.8.2004

X T 0597/07 (Detergent composition/KAO) of 12.8.2009