T 0971/11 of 04.03.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T097111.20160304
Date of decision: 4 March 2016
Case number: T 0971/11
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 02722834.5
IPC class: B29C 47/10 B29B 13/10 C08J 5/18 B29C 61/02 B29B 11/00 B29B 7/30 C08L 67/02 B29C 55/02 B29B 7/58
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Heat-shrinkable polyester film roll and process for producing the same
Applicant name: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Opponent name: Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH
Board: 3.2.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 114 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late-filed evidence - re-submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal (admitted)
Public prior use (evidence insufficient)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword: Discretion of a board of appeal to admit a document which was not admitted in the first-instance proceedings (see points 1.3 and 1.4)
Cited cases: G 0007/93 T 0876/05 T 2102/08
Citing cases: T 2219/10 T 1816/11 T 0351/12 T 0945/12 T 0548/13 T 0556/13 T 1271/13 T 1403/13 T 1811/13 T 1877/13 T 0820/14 T 1512/14 T 1774/14 T 0074/15 T 0291/15 T 0525/15 T 0560/16 T 0044/17 T 0695/17 T 1768/17 T 1964/17 T 1165/18 T 1888/18 T 2160/18 T 2212/18 T 2669/18 T 0366/19 T 0438/19 T 2185/19 T 3022/19 T 1813/20 T 0467/22 T 0468/22 T 0469/22 T 1359/22 T 1945/23 T 1061/24

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.