European Patent Office

T 1482/21 du 10.05.2023

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T148221.20230510
Date de la décision
10 mai 2023
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1482/21
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
15158482.8
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Titre de la demande
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FLUIDS
Nom du demandeur
Tinnus Enterprises, LLC
Nom de l'opposant
Play Fun Toys B.V.
Koopman International B.V.
Chambre
3.2.02
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Re-establishment of rights - priority period
Competence of the receiving section - re-establishment of rights
Priority - partial priority (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Minutes of oral proceedings - request to correct minutes (refused)
Exergue
Based on its competence for the examination on filing and as to formal requirements up to the time when the Examining Division becomes responsible, the Receiving Section is under Rule 136(4) EPC also competent to decide on a request for re-establishment of rights in respect of the priority period. If the Receiving Section grants such a request, its decision becomes final immediately. Other departments of the EPO such as an Opposition Division or a technical Board of Appeal which decide on questions of priority in other, subsequent proceedings are prevented from reviewing and overturning the Receiving Section's decision granting the request for re-establishment of rights (Reasons 2.2-2.2.12).
Affaires citantes
T 2615/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims: 1-10 of the new auxiliary request filed with the submission dated 28 April 2023

Description: pages 2 to 8 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board

Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification.