European Patent Office

T 1745/23 (Electrically heated smoking system/PHILIP MORRIS) of 06.03.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T174523.20260306
Date of decision
6 March 2026
Case number
T 1745/23
Online on
22 April 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
09732942.9
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
Applicant name
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Opponent name
JT International S.A.
British-American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
Board
3.5.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - enabling an electrically heated smoking system only after registration (no
Inventive step - obvious implementation of non-technical requirement)
Catchword
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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 patent is revoked.