European Patent Office

T 0420/24 of 29.01.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T042024.20260129
Date of decision
29 January 2026
Case number
T 0420/24
Online on
5 March 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16849840.0
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
SLICING MACHINES, KNIFE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR SLICING PRODUCTS
Applicant name
URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC.
Opponent name
FAM N.V.
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed requests
Late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0001/24
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.