T 1517/14 of 02.05.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T151714.20180502
- Date of decision
- 2 May 2018
- Case number
- T 1517/14
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08709510.5
- IPC class
- A47J 31/44
- 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
- IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES
- Applicant name
- Kraft Foods R&D, Inc.
- Opponent name
- NESTEC S.A.
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)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
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 fist instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
Claims:
1 - 18 of the Main Request filed as Auxiliary Request 6 with letter dated 22 March 2018;
Description:
Pages 1 and 2 as filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division,
Pages 3 - 6 of the published specification;
Drawings:
Figures 1 - 10 of the published specification.