T 0173/18 of 04.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T017318.20211004
- Date of decision
- 4 October 2021
- Case number
- T 0173/18
- Online on
- 13 December 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11719510.7
- 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
- CONTROLLED MOTORIZED BREWING UNIT
- Applicant name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Opponent name
- Hofmann, Stefan
UNILEVER PLC/ UNILEVER N.V. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (no)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no) - 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 department of first instance with the order to uphold the patent based on the following documents:
- claims 1-20 of Auxiliary Request 2 re-filed with letter dated 29 March 2018, and
- a description to be adapted thereto.