European Patent Office

T 0084/17 (Fabric treatment with probiotics /UNILEVER) du 22.09.2020

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T008417.20200922
Date de la décision
22 septembre 2020
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0084/17
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
08804202.3
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS
Nom du demandeur
Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V.
Nom de l'opposant
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Chambre
3.3.06
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)
Mots-clés
Novelty (granted claims)
Novelty - no
Late-filed requests (Auxiliary Requests 1 to 4)
Late-filed request - not admitted
Exergue
If the arguments in the appealed decision show that for the discretionary decision taken in the first instance some criteria weighed so heavily that other criteria cannot outweigh them, it is not always necessary that all criteria that could theoretically influence a discretionary decision concerning the admittance of a late filed request are discussed in the appealed decision (point 2.2.3)
If the need to file amended requests does not arise owing to the submission of additional documents that are merely confirming the arguments on file but had existed before, the filing of such additional documents cannot always justify the filing of new (belated) requests (point 2.3).

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed