T 2133/10 of 01.08.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T213310.20120801
- Date of decision
- 1 August 2012
- Case number
- T 2133/10
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03799567.7
- IPC class
- A24C 5/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Product change method for a cigarette manufacturing machine
- Applicant name
- G.D SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI
- Opponent name
- Hauni Maschinenbau aG
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 14(2)European Patent Convention R 103European Patent Convention R 6(3)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the Patentee's appeal (yes)
Public availability - prior use (no) - A3 (yes)
Remittal (no)
Main request and auxiliary requests 1, 4-7, 12, 13 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests 2, 3 and 8-11 - extended subject-matter (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - question to the EBA - refused - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.
4. The request to refer a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.