European Patent Office

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
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Application number
14815375.2
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
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
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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
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Cited cases
G 0010/91

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.