European Patent Office

T 0904/21 of 20.01.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T090421.20230120
Date of decision
20 January 2023
Case number
T 0904/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
13719523.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
COMPACT BEVERAGE DISPENSING UNIT
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 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(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 012(6)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - substantiated (no) - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.