T 1401/22 of 21.03.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T140122.20240321
- Date of decision
- 21 March 2024
- Case number
- T 1401/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16834833.2
- IPC class
- B65H 29/12B32B 29/00B26D 5/00B32B 41/00B31F 7/00B65H 43/08B26D 11/00B41J 11/70B41J 11/68B26D 9/00B65H 35/08B32B 37/20B41J 11/00B41J 11/66B26D 5/34G05B 19/18B31F 5/04B32B 38/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- CARDBOARD SHEET-CUTTING DEVICE, CUTTING CONTROL UNIT THEREFOR, AND CARDBOARD SHEET-MANUFACTURING APPARATUS
- Applicant name
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und
Anlagenbau GmbH - Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - closest prior art
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.