Judgment Nº T 0855/24 European Patent Office Board of Appeal, 2026-05-22

Judgment Date22 May 2026
ECLIECLI:EP:BA:2026:T085524.20260522
Judgment NumberT 0855/24
Application Number08101643.8
opponentHEKATRON Vertriebs GmbH
Applied RulesEuropean Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84
Subject MatterÄnderung nach Mitteilung - Hauptantrag - außergewöhnliche Umstände (nein)Änderung nach Mitteilung - Hauptantrag - Änderung der Verfahrensökonomie abträglich (ja)Änderungen - erster HilfsantragÄnderungen - zulässig (nein)Änderungen - zweiter HilfsantragÄnderungen - zulässig (ja)Spät eingereichte Tatsachen - zweiter HilfsantragSpät eingereichte Tatsachen - Umstände der Beschwerdesache rechtfertigen Zulassung (ja)Änderung der Antragsreihenfolge nach Mitteilung - berücksichtigt (ja)Patentansprüche - KlarheitPatentansprüche - zweiter Hilfsantrag (ja)

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