T 2432/19 du 25.04.2023
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T243219.20230425
- Date de la décision
- 25 avril 2023
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 2432/19
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 09156501.0
- Classe de la CIB
- A61F 13/49
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
- Résumé de EPC2000 Art 116
- Titre de la demande
- Disposable diaper
- Nom du demandeur
- UNI-CHARM CO., LTD.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Chambre
- 3.2.06
- Sommaire
- -
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 023Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 15a(1)
- Mots-clés
- Right to oral proceedings in form of a videoconference (no)
Amendments - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 4
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests 5 to 8
Late-filed auxiliary requests - procedural economy (no) - Exergue
- 1. Although the order of G 1/21 refers to an emergency situation, it follows from the ratio decidendi of this decision that in-person oral proceedings can only be denied under very limited conditions, even in a situation of general emergency such as a pandemic.
2. Due to the fact that videoconferences, at least with current technology, can only provide a suboptimal form of communication, parties have a right to the optimum format for oral proceedings, i.e. in-person oral proceedings, that can only be denied under very limited conditions.
3. Further, e contrario it also follows from the reasons underlying the Enlarged Board's decision, that parties cannot force Boards to conduct videoconferences instead of in-person oral proceedings.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.