European Patent Office

T 2180/21 of 11.09.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T218021.20230911
Date of decision
11 September 2023
Case number
T 2180/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16185921.0
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
WIPER DEVICE FOR CLEANING VEHICLE WINDOWS
Applicant name
Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
Opponent name
Robert Bosch GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
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.