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)
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- Decision in English
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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.