European Patent Office

T 0470/23 of 03.04.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T047023.20250403
Date of decision
3 April 2025
Case number
T 0470/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
15712234.2
IPC class
A24F 47/00
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
AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE BASED ON INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Applicant name
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
Opponent name
Imperial Tobacco Limited
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution approach
Inventive step - reformulation of the technical problem
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0526/21
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.