| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T174615.20171113 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 13 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1746/15 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 09168562.8 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | B65G 47/84 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | An apparatus for transport and controlled discharge of products | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Eurosort B.V. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Optimus Sorter Holding B.V. SDI Group Material Handling Solutions GmbH |
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| Board: | 3.2.07 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Selbstständiges Beweisverfahren - proceedings for infringement (no) Intervention of assumed infringer - admissible (no) Novelty - main request and first auxiliary request (no) Late-filed second to seventh auxiliary requests - admitted (no) |
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Independent evidentiary proceedings under § 485 of the German Code of Civil Procedure ("selbstständiges Beweisverfahren", also known under "Beweissicherungsverfahren" or "Düsseldorfer Verfahren") do not qualify as proceedings for infringement under Article 105(1)(a) EPC (see reasons, point 1). |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t151746eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021