European Patent Office

T 0791/15 of 19.06.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T079115.20190619
Date of decision
19 June 2019
Case number
T 0791/15
Online on
23 August 2019
Petition for review of
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Application number
10166034.8
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
Capsule with relief-shaped sealing member
Applicant name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Opponent name
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts BV
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
MacLean, Martin Robert
CURELL SUÑOL S.L.P.
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules 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
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary requests I, II, II', III, III', IV to VIII, VIII''
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request VIII'''
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary request VIII' - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request VIII''' - admitted (yes)
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request VIII''' (yes)
Clarity - auxiliary request VIII''' (yes)
Inventive step - auxilairy request VIII''' (yes)
Catchword
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Cited 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with claims 1 to 10 according to auxiliary request VIII''' filed during the oral proceedings of 19 June 2019 (annex D of the minutes) and a description to be adapted thereto.