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T 2430/22 (Image larger in size/HONDA) of 18.10.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T243022.20241018
Date of decision
18 October 2024
Case number
T 2430/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
17899019.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Applicant name
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no): no technical contribution of the distinguishing feature
Late-filed auxiliary requests I and II: admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request I: admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request I: error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request II: should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary request II: circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1802/13
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.