European Patent Office

T 1448/22 of 13.11.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T144822.20231113
Date of decision
13 November 2023
Case number
T 1448/22
Online on
25 January 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
10179226.5
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
Electric power tool
Applicant name
Makita Corporation
Opponent name
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The appeal fee paid by the patent proprietor is reimbursed at 25%.