European Patent Office

T 0311/21 of 12.07.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T031121.20220712
Date of decision
12 July 2022
Case number
T 0311/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16191360.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
INFLATABLE BED
Applicant name
Bestway Inflatables & Material Corp.
Opponent name
Intex Recreation Corp.
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Late-filed facts - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0007/93
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.