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
- -
- Application number
- 15712234.2
- IPC class
- A24F 47/00
- 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
- 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
- -
- 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
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0526/21
- Citing cases
- -
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.