T 1848/12 of 16.12.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T184812.20161216
- Date of decision
- 16 December 2016
- Case number
- T 1848/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07109447.8
- IPC class
- B65D 51/24B65D 21/02B65D 43/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Container assembly having stacking means
- Applicant name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Opponent name
- Å&R Carton Lund AB
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - first and second auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (no)
Late-filed third and fourth auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - fourth auxiliary requests
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - fourth auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - fourth auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 in amended form with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 13 of the fourth auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings;
- description, columns 1 to 4, filed at the oral proceedings and columns 5 to 8 of the patent specification;
- figures 1 to 8 of the patent specification.
3. The request of appellant I for apportionment of costs is refused.
4. The appeal of appellant II is dismissed.