T 1052/23 of 11.11.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T105223.20251111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2025
- Case number
- T 1052/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16001157.3
- IPC class
- G03F 7/20
- 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
- CURING OF PHOTO-CURABLE PRINTING PLATES WITH FLAT TOPS OR ROUND TOPS
- Applicant name
- Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Opponent name
- XSYS Germany GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Divisional application - claims 1, 5, and 6 as granted, auxiliary requests 0a, 0a-1, 0b, 0b-1, 1, 1-1, 2, 2-1, 3, 3-1, 3a, 3a-1, 4, 4-1, 5, 5a, 5a-1, 6, 6-1, 7, 7-1, 8, 8-1, 8a - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Amendment after summons - auxiliary requests 0*, 0a*, 0a-1*, 0b*, 0b-1*, 1*, 1-1*, 2*, 2-1*, 3*, 3-1*, 3a*, 3a-1*, 4*, 4-1*, 5*, 5a*, 5a-1* - taken into account (no) - auxiliary request 8a* - taken into account (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0002/10G 0001/24T 2048/22T 0873/23T 1069/23T 1232/23T 1351/23T 1465/23T 1846/23T 2034/23T 0412/24T 1402/24
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division for
further prosecution.