European Patent Office

T 0084/17 (Fabric treatment with probiotics /UNILEVER) vom 22.09.2020

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T008417.20200922
Datum der Entscheidung
22. September 2020
Aktenzeichen
T 0084/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
08804202.3
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS
Name des Antragstellers
Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V.
Name des Einsprechenden
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Kammer
3.3.06
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)
Schlagwörter
Novelty (granted claims)
Novelty - no
Late-filed requests (Auxiliary Requests 1 to 4)
Late-filed request - not admitted
Orientierungssatz
If the arguments in the appealed decision show that for the discretionary decision taken in the first instance some criteria weighed so heavily that other criteria cannot outweigh them, it is not always necessary that all criteria that could theoretically influence a discretionary decision concerning the admittance of a late filed request are discussed in the appealed decision (point 2.2.3)
If the need to file amended requests does not arise owing to the submission of additional documents that are merely confirming the arguments on file but had existed before, the filing of such additional documents cannot always justify the filing of new (belated) requests (point 2.3).

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed