European Patent Office

T 1318/24 of 20.10.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T131824.20251020
Date of decision
20 October 2025
Case number
T 1318/24
Petition for review of
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Application number
18000692.6
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
VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS
Applicant name
Juul Labs International Inc.
Opponent name
Smokeless.world GmbH
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Nicoventures Trading Limited
STRAWMAN LIMITED (opposition withdrawn)
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (no)
Late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/10
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.