European Patent Office

T 0439/24 of 04.02.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T043924.20250204
Date of decision
4 February 2025
Case number
T 0439/24
Petition for review of
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Application number
18833590.5
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
Lithographic printing plate precursor, lithographic printing plate manufacturing method, printing method and aluminum support manufacturing method
Applicant name
FUJIFILM Corporation
Opponent name
AGFA NV
Kodak Holding GmbH
Kodak GmbH
Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 14
Keywords
Intervention of the assumed infringer - in appeal proceedings
Acceleration of appeal proceedings (yes)
Format of the oral proceedings
Public availability of prior use proven (yes)
Novelty - main request, auxiliary requests 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 6a (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (auxiliary requests 1, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 6a: yes, auxiliary request 2: admissibly raised, auxiliary request 7: no)
Remittal (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.