T 0311/22 (Nicotine-containing particulate material / NICONOVUM) of 15.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T031122.20250115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0311/22
- Online on
- 3 March 2025
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07007325.9
- IPC class
- A61K 31/465A61K 9/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- A method for the preparation of a nicotine-containing particulate material with a crystalline cellulose (in particular MCC)
- Applicant name
- NicoNovum AB
- Opponent name
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Swedish Match North Europe AB - Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)EPC2000 Art 111(1) Sentence 2European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Admittance of items of evidence - admissibly raised and maintained in the first instance proceedings (yes)
Admittance of arguments - Amendment to the case (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the (earlier) application as filed
Amendments - main request (yes), auxiliary request 2 (no)
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1912/10
- Citing cases
- T 1091/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain a patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.