T 1296/23 (Puff count/FONTEM) of 18.12.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T129623.20251218
- Date of decision
- 18 December 2025
- Case number
- T 1296/23
- Online on
- 18 February 2026
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14864703.5
- 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
- Abstract on Article 13(2) RPBA 2020
- Application title
- DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING SMOKING DATA
- Applicant name
- Fontem Ventures B.V.
- Opponent name
- Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Board
- 3.5.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention R 106
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no)
Amendment to case - admitted (no) - Catchword
- Requests filed during the first-instance proceedings on which the department of first instance took no decision are not automatically part of the appeal proceedings.
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The respondent's objection pursuant to Rule 106 is dismissed.
3. The patent is revoked.