European Patent Office

T 0658/22 of 23.09.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T065822.20240923
Date of decision
23 September 2024
Case number
T 0658/22
Petition for review of
-
Application number
17202006.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
-
Abstracts for this decision
-
Application title
ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF
Applicant name
Drylock Technologies NV
Opponent name
Ontex BV
von Westernhagen, Tilo
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
-
Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)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(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - (no)
Amendment to appeal case - justification by party (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Catchword
-
Cited cases
T 1220/21
Citing cases
-

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.