European Patent Office

T 2514/22 du 30.04.2025

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T251422.20250430
Date de la décision
30 avril 2025
Numéro de l'affaire
T 2514/22
En ligne le
30 mai 2025
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
15716560.6
Classe de la CIB
A24F 47/00
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH INTERNAL SUSCEPTOR
Nom du demandeur
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Nom de l'opposant
Nicoventures Trading Limited
JT International S.A.
Chambre
3.2.04
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Mots-clés
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Amendment to case - amendment within meaning of Art. 12(4) RPBA 2020
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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Affaires citantes
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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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:

Claims:

Nr 1 to 18 of auxiliary request 2 filed with letter of 27 March 2025,

Description:

paragraphs [0001] to [0010], [0012] to [0023],

[0025] to [0113] of the patent specification and

[0011] and [0024] as filed during oral proceedings,

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 3 of the patent specification.