European Patent Office

T 0639/24 vom 13.05.2025

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T063924.20250513
Datum der Entscheidung
13. Mai 2025
Aktenzeichen
T 0639/24
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
17397512.9
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VENEERS
Name des Antragstellers
UPM Plywood Oy
Name des Einsprechenden
METSÄLIITTO OSUUSKUNTA
Kammer
3.2.07
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Substantial procedural violation - violation of the right to be heard (no)
Substantial procedural violation - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (yes)
Substantial procedural violation - reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with the claims according to auxiliary request 1 filed during opposition proceedings and re-filed with the reply to the statement setting out the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto if necessary.