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
- -
- Application number
- 12726541.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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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
- -
- 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.