European Patent Office

T 2051/21 of 29.08.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T205121.20230829
Date of decision
29 August 2023
Case number
T 2051/21
Online on
2 October 2023
Petition for review of
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Application number
16179347.6
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
HEATING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM
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 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
Keywords
Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious combination of known features
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)
Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (yes)
Remittal - (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 opposition division for further prosecution.