European Patent Office

T 0691/24 (Convergence as admittance criterion/CENTRIPETAL) vom 21.10.2025

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T069124.20251021
Datum der Entscheidung
21. Oktober 2025
Aktenzeichen
T 0691/24
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
14719415.3
IPC-Klasse
H04L 29/06
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
Filtering network data transfers
Name des Antragstellers
Centripetal Limited
Name des Einsprechenden
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Kammer
3.5.05
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(1)European Patent Convention R 116(2)European Patent Convention R 79(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Admittance of non-admitted claim requests - main and 1st auxiliary request (no): no erroneous exercise of discretion by the opposition division
Admittance of claim request filed during oral proceedings before the board - auxiliary request 9a2 (no): no "exceptional circumstances" justified with cogent reasons
Admittance of claim requests withdrawn or replaced - 2nd and 3rd auxiliary requests (no): should have been maintained in first-instance proceedings
Orientierungssatz
As to the applicability of the criteria of "late-filed" and "lack of convergence" to admittance decisions in opposition proceedings, see points 1.1.3 to 1.1.6 of the Reasons.
Zitierende Akten
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.