European Patent Office

T 1304/23 of 23.10.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T130423.20251023
Date of decision
23 October 2025
Case number
T 1304/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
14795088.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Nanostructure array diffractive optics for motion and animation display
Applicant name
Authentix, Inc.
Opponent name
Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - lack of novelty (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted in opposition proceedings (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Late-filed request - no longer maintained in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - admitted (no)
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.