European Patent Office

T 1707/17 du 19.02.2021

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T170717.20210219
Date de la décision
19 février 2021
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1707/17
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
05794506.5
Classe de la CIB
H01J 37/32
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
MATERIAL DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD
Nom du demandeur
Applied Multilayers LLC
Nom de l'opposant
-
Chambre
3.4.03
Sommaire
-
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Mots-clés
Amendments of main and 1st auxiliary request
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendment after summons (2nd auxiliary request)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Exergue
Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 requires the party
not only to explain why the case involves exceptional circumstances, but also to explain why its amendment, in terms of both content and timing, represents a justified response to these circumstances.
In particular, where a party seeks to amend its case at a very late stage in the proceedings, the cogent reasons referred to in Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 should include reasons why it was not possible to file such an amendment earlier (Reasons, point
2.4).
Affaires citées
T 1033/10

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.