European Patent Office

T 2615/22 of 24.07.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T261522.20250724
Date of decision
24 July 2025
Case number
T 2615/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
18175805.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FLUIDS
Applicant name
Tinnus Enterprises, LLC
Opponent name
Koopman International B.V.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 99(1)(c)European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)
Keywords
Amendments - main request and main request A
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 1
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Remittal - (yes)
Notice of appeal - subject of the appeal
Catchword
Catchword of T 1482/21 confirmed; see Reasons 8-8.26.
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.

3. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.