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
Online am
14. November 2025
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
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
Zusammenfassung von Article 13(2) RPBA
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 79(1)European Patent Convention R 116(2)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Admittance of claim requests withdrawn or replaced - 2nd and 3rd auxiliary requests (no): should have been maintained in first-instance proceedings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.