European Patent Office

T 1168/18 of 08.04.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T116818.20220408
Date of decision
8 April 2022
Case number
T 1168/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
12175918.7
IPC class
A24C 5/47
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
Filter-tipped cigarette rolling device and method
Applicant name
G.D S.p.A.
Opponent name
Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
-
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Not substantiated auxiliary request - not to be taken into account
Inventive step - auxiliary request 5 (yes)
Late-filed facts - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Claims - lack of support by the description no ground for opposition
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0697/22

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 on the basis of the:

- sole claim of the 5th auxiliary request as submitted with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal,

- description pages 2 to 6 as submitted during the oral proceedings and

- figures 1 to 4 as granted.