T 1617/20 du 07.02.2023
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T161720.20230207
- Date de la décision
- 7 février 2023
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 1617/20
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 06006748.5
- Classe de la CIB
- C08G 18/38C08G 18/76B01J 13/16C08G 18/28A01N 43/80A01N 25/28
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Non distribuées (D)
- 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 Art 12(6) RPBA 2020
- Titre de la demande
- ACETYLENE CARBAMIDE DERIVATIVES-POLYUREA POLYMERS AND MICROCAPSULES AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE
- Nom du demandeur
- FMC Corporation
- Nom de l'opposant
- Rotam Limited
- Chambre
- 3.3.02
- Sommaire
- -
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Mots-clés
- Amendment to appellant's case - admitted (yes)
Late-filed request - error in use of discretion at first instance (yes)
Late-filed request - main request admitted (yes)
Amendments - main request
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Clarity - main request (yes)
Reply to statement of grounds of appeal - party's complete case (no)
Reply to statement of grounds of appeal - objection not substantiated
Remittal to the opposition division (yes) - Exergue
- Prima facie allowability under Article 123(2) EPC of a late-filed amended claim request may be a valid criterion to be used by the opposition division when deciding on the admittance of this claim request. However, using this criterion, to object for the first time at oral proceedings to a feature of the late-filed claim request that was already present in higher-ranking claim requests and had never been objected to before, not even when deciding on the allowability or admittance of those higher-ranking claim requests, goes against the principles of fairness and good faith (see point 2.6.11 of the reasons).
- Affaires citantes
- T 1191/20
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution.