European Patent Office

T 1724/13 of 23.02.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T172413.20180223
Date of decision
23 February 2018
Case number
T 1724/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
06027067.5
IPC class
B65D 75/58
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Reclosable package
Applicant name
Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
Opponent name
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Cadbury Holdings Limited
BASF SE
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)
Keywords
Novelty - main request and auxiliary requests I, IX and X (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests II to VII (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request VIII (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request X - admitted (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1704/06
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. European patent No. 1 939 106 is revoked.