European Patent Office

T 0682/24 (SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY COATING CONFECTIONARY PRODUCT/INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC) of 22.06.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T068224.20260622
Date of decision
22 June 2026
Case number
T 0682/24
Online on
29 June 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
12726541.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY COATING CONFECTIONARY PRODUCT
Applicant name
Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
Opponent name
Mars, Incorporated
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)
Keywords
Main request: novelty - (no)
Auxiliary requests: admitted in first instance proceeedings (yes)
Auxiliary requests: novelty - (no), lack of clarity - (yes), amendments - allowable (no)
Auxiliary requests: late-filed requests - should have been filed in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0498/21
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.