European Patent Office

T 0021/24 of 14.03.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T002124.20250314
Date of decision
14 March 2025
Case number
T 0021/24
Online on
17 March 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
17707847.4
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
GOODS DELIVERY SYSTEM
Applicant name
Ocado Innovation Limited
Opponent name
BITO-Lagertechnik Bittmann GmbH
Autostore Technology AS (opposition withdrawn)
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
Keywords
Form of decision - decision in writing without oral proceedings
Amendments - allowable (no)
Substantial procedural violation - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (no)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in opposition proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - appealed decision reasoned (no)
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 appeal of the patent proprietor is dismissed.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

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

4. The appeal fee paid by opponent 1 is reimbursed.