European Patent Office

T 0818/21 of 24.10.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T081821.20231024
Date of decision
24 October 2023
Case number
T 0818/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16725494.5
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
POLYOLEFIN GASKETS FOR CLOSURES
Applicant name
Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
Opponent name
ACTEGA DS GmbH
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 101(1)European Patent Convention R 4(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 15a(1)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Language in oral proceedings - interpretation requested but not needed
Language in oral proceedings - unnecessary costs and loss of resources
Language in oral proceedings - need to observe technical guidelines for oral proceedings by videoconference
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1401/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.