European Patent Office

T 1260/21 of 10.07.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T126021.20230710
Date of decision
10 July 2023
Case number
T 1260/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
15807846.9
IPC class
A24F 47/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM USING THE VENTURI EFFECT TO DELIVER SUBSTRATE TO A HEATING ELEMENT
Applicant name
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Opponent name
Nicoventures Trading Limited
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary requests 1-2 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - extension of subject-matter (no)
primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to requests on which decision was based (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0439/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.