European Patent Office

T 2027/21 (Valve for liquid treatment system/Brita) of 16.12.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T202721.20221216
Date of decision
16 December 2022
Case number
T 2027/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16701467.9
IPC class
C02F 1/00
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
VALVE, VALVE ACTUATING DEVICE, CARTRIDGE AND ADAPTER FOR A LIQUID TREATMENT SYSTEM
Applicant name
BRITA SE
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request, auxiliary requests 1-3 (no, definition by reference to another entity)
Claims - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 4
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2429/17
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution.