European Patent Office

T 0382/25 (Release rate of an inhalation device/JT INTERNATIONAL) of 13.05.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T038225.20260513
Date of decision
13 May 2026
Case number
T 0382/25
Online on
30 July 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
15171948.1
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
Inhalation device including substance usage controls
Applicant name
JT International SA
Opponent name
Lippert Stachow Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Nicoventures Trading Limited
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European 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
Stay of proceedings due to pending referral case G 1/26 - (no)
Referral of questions to the Enlarged Board - (no): decisive issues as to added matter can be resolved on the basis of established case law
Added subject-matter - main request and auxiliary requests 1, 1.0, 1A to 1C, 2, 3, 3A, 3B and 4 to 10 (yes): application of G 1/24 cannot heal present added-matter issues
Admittance of unadmitted claim request - auxiliary request 0 (no): no erroneous exercise of discretion
Admittance of claim requests filed on appeal - auxiliary request 0.1 and 11 (no): no appropriate reaction to appealed decision
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request for staying the appeal proceedings is refused.

2. The request for referring questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.

3. The appeal is dismissed.