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)
- Download
- Decision in English
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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%.