T 0691/24 (Convergence as admittance criterion/CENTRIPETAL) of 21.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T069124.20251021
- Date of decision
- 21 October 2025
- Case number
- T 0691/24
- Online on
- 14 November 2025
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14719415.3
- IPC class
- H04L 29/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 13(2) RPBA
- Application title
- Filtering network data transfers
- Applicant name
- Centripetal Limited
- Opponent name
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. - Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(1)European Patent Convention R 79(1)European Patent Convention R 116(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
- Admittance of non-admitted claim requests - main and 1st auxiliary request (no): no erroneous exercise of discretion by the opposition division
Admittance of claim request filed during oral proceedings before the board - auxiliary request 9a2 (no): no "exceptional circumstances" justified with cogent reasons
Admittance of claim requests withdrawn or replaced - 2nd and 3rd auxiliary requests (no): should have been maintained in first-instance proceedings - Catchword
- As to the applicability of the criteria of "late-filed" and "lack of convergence" to admittance decisions in opposition proceedings, see points 1.1.3 to 1.1.6 of the Reasons.
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.