T 1514/22 of 04.02.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T151422.20250204
- Date of decision
- 4 February 2025
- Case number
- T 1514/22
- Online on
- 14 March 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17174102.8
- IPC class
- A24F 40/46
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED HEATER
- Applicant name
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
- Opponent name
- Nicoventures Trading Limited
JT International S.A. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 76(1) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - Exceptional circumstances (yes)
Inventive step - Main request (yes)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests (yes) - 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 as amended in the
following version:
Description:
Paragraphs 1-16, 18-48, 50-82 of the patent
specification
Paragraphs 17, 49 filed during oral proceedings before
the opposition division on 15 February 2022
Claims:
No. 1 to 13 according to auxiliary request 1a
filed during oral proceedings before the
Board of appeal on 4 February 2025
Drawings:
Sheets 1/4 to 4/4 of the patent specification