European Patent Office

T 1482/21 vom 10.05.2023

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T148221.20230510
Datum der Entscheidung
10. Mai 2023
Aktenzeichen
T 1482/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
15158482.8
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FLUIDS
Name des Antragstellers
Tinnus Enterprises, LLC
Name des Einsprechenden
Play Fun Toys B.V.
Koopman International B.V.
Kammer
3.2.02
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Re-establishment of rights - priority period
Competence of the receiving section - re-establishment of rights
Priority - partial priority (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Minutes of oral proceedings - request to correct minutes (refused)
Orientierungssatz
Based on its competence for the examination on filing and as to formal requirements up to the time when the Examining Division becomes responsible, the Receiving Section is under Rule 136(4) EPC also competent to decide on a request for re-establishment of rights in respect of the priority period. If the Receiving Section grants such a request, its decision becomes final immediately. Other departments of the EPO such as an Opposition Division or a technical Board of Appeal which decide on questions of priority in other, subsequent proceedings are prevented from reviewing and overturning the Receiving Section's decision granting the request for re-establishment of rights (Reasons 2.2-2.2.12).
Zitierende Akten
T 2615/22

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 with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims: 1-10 of the new auxiliary request filed with the submission dated 28 April 2023

Description: pages 2 to 8 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board

Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification.