T 1941/10 of 17.12.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T194110.20131217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2013
- Case number
- T 1941/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01938819.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BEVERAGE TAPPING DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
- Opponent name
- Carlsberg Breweries A/S
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claim 1 - clarity after amendment (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - after amendment (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Late-filed argument - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1602/14
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
claims 1 to 27 filed as new request in the oral proceedings;
description pages 2 to 10 filed in the oral proceedings;
figures 1 to 13 of the patent specification.