T 1320/23 of 04.04.2025

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T132023.20250404
Date of decision: 4 April 2025
Case number: T 1320/23
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 15827487.8
IPC class: B65D 1/02 C08L 67/03
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: LIGHTWEIGHT BASE FOR CARBONATED BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Applicant name: The Coca-Cola Company
Opponent name: Krones AG
Board: 3.2.07
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 83
Keywords: Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - admissibility (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - suspension of first-instance proceedings (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0312/88 T 0182/89 T 0500/89 T 0019/90 T 0516/99 T 0792/00 T 0063/06 T 0491/08 T 0338/10 T 0518/10 T 2119/14 T 0347/15 T 0059/18 T 1333/20 T 1076/21
Citing cases: T 0566/24

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The request of the opponent for the proceedings to be stayed and for a referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution.