European Patent Office

T 0597/21 of 07.09.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T059721.20230907
Date of decision
7 September 2023
Case number
T 0597/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
15164122.2
IPC class
B65D 1/02
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
LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER
Applicant name
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Opponent name
MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG
ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
Krones AG
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 69European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 115(2)Rules 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 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(3)
Keywords
Divisional application - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - protection extended (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.