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)
- Download
- Decision in English
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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.