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
- Online on
- 2 May 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18833590.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)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)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)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.