T 0557/21 of 27.03.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T055721.20230327
- Date of decision
- 27 March 2023
- Case number
- T 0557/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14815375.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEVERAGES OR BEVERAGE COMPONENTS
- Applicant name
- Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
- Opponent name
- Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.