T 0408/14 of 10.12.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T040814.20181210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2018
- Case number
- T 0408/14
- Online on
- 15 February 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06725264.3
- IPC class
- B65B 51/32B65B 19/22B65B 53/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FINISHING PACKETS HAVING RESPECTIVE OVERWRAPPINGS OF HEAT-SHRINK MATERIAL
- Applicant name
- G.D Societa' per Azioni
- Opponent name
- Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Right to be heard - violation (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Main request and auxiliary requests 1-3 - novelty and/or inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests 4-7 - admission and remittal to the opposition division (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral of a question of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary requests 4 to 7 filed with letter dated 30 April 2014.