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
- 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
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- 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(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013
- 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
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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.