T 0405/24 (Correlating network-threat indicators/CENTRIPETAL) of 30.09.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T040524.20250930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2025
- Case number
- T 0405/24
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16840343.4
- IPC class
- H04L 29/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 123(2) EPC
- Application title
- Rule-based network-threat detection for encrypted communications
- Applicant name
- Centripetal Limited
- Opponent name
- Cisco Systems GmbH
Cisco Systems, Inc. - Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)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
- Added subject-matter - auxiliary requests 1 to 7 and 9 to 15 (yes)
Admittance of non-admitted auxiliary request 8 (no): no erroneous exercise of discretion by the opposition division
Admittance of claim request filed during oral proceedings before the board - auxiliary request 2b (no): no "exceptional circumstances" justified with cogent reasons - Catchword
- As to the applicability of the conclusions of G 1/24 to the assessment of compliance with Article 123(2) EPC, see point 1.2.3 of the Reasons.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.