T 1820/23 of 31.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T182023.20251031
- Date of decision
- 31 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1820/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18195500.6
- 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
- SANITARY WASHING DEVICE
- Applicant name
- TOTO LTD.
- Opponent name
- Geberit International AG
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)UPC CoA 335/2023, Headnote 2
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Grounds for opposition - Novelty
Grounds for opposition - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - Inventive step
Grounds for opposition - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.