European Patent Office

T 1473/23 of 18.11.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T147323.20251118
Date of decision
18 November 2025
Case number
T 1473/23
Online on
17 December 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
14184236.9
IPC class
A24F 47/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
An electrically heated smoking system with improved heater
Applicant name
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Opponent name
Imperial Tobacco Limited
Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB
KELTIE LLP
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 116(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
Keywords
Auxiliary request - admittance (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Remittal - special reasons (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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.