European Patent Office

T 1966/23 of 28.07.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T196623.20250728
Date of decision
28 July 2025
Case number
T 1966/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
16861084.8
IPC class
A47L 9/14
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
CONNECTOR PLATE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER DUST CONTAINER AND A DUST CONTAINER
Applicant name
Aktiebolaget Electrolux
Opponent name
ELKU Bauteile GmbH
Wolf PVG GmbH & Co. KG - opposition withdrawn
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 134(8)European Patent Convention Art 54RPBA2020_Art_012(6)_(2020)_Sent_2Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Representation - oral submissions by accompanying person
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Novelty - (no)
Late-filed facts, evidence and objections
Late-filed facts - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed facts - admitted (no)
Amendment after notification of a communication under Article 15(1) RPBA - cogent reasons (no) - exceptional circumstances (no) - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.