European Patent Office

T 0548/22 of 17.10.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T054822.20231017
Date of decision
17 October 2023
Case number
T 0548/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
14730192.3
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
A BEVERAGE PREPARATION SYSTEM, A CAPSULE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A BEVERAGE
Applicant name
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
Opponent name
Belmoca BVBA
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Delica AG
Caffitaly System S.P.A.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
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 with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

Claims:

1 - 7 of the auxiliary request 1 filed with letter of 20 July 2023

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.