European Patent Office

T 0183/18 of 11.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T018318.20220111
Date of decision
11 January 2022
Case number
T 0183/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
06830861.8
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
ASEPTIC CONTAINER, EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAID CONTAINER
Applicant name
Ulma Packaging Technological Center, S.Coop.
Opponent name
MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendment to appeal case
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to requests on which decision was based (yes)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
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 opposition division with the

order to maintain the patent as amended in the following

version:

Description:

Columns 1 to 11 received during oral proceedings of

11 January 2022 (16:30h)

Claims:

No. 1 to 4 received during oral proceedings of

11 January 2022 as 7**(th) auxiliary request

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 8 received during oral proceedings of

11 January 2022 (16:30h).