European Patent Office

T 1503/17 of 16.06.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T150317.20200616
Date of decision
16 June 2020
Case number
T 1503/17
Online on
11 November 2020
Petition for review of
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Application number
11720984.1
IPC class
A22C 7/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
3D-FOOD PRODUCT FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS
Applicant name
GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
Opponent name
Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2007)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings
Late-filed auxiliary requests - justification for late filing (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - request clearly allowable (no)
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The European patent Nr. 2560495 is revoked.