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
- IPC class
- B65D 85/804A47J 31/36
- 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
- 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.