T 0034/03 of 20.10.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T003403.20051020
- Date of decision
- 20 October 2005
- Case number
- T 0034/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95936233.6
- IPC class
- A61N 1/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- 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
- Improved iontophoretic drug delivery device
- Applicant name
- Vyteris, Inc.
- Opponent name
- ALZA CORPORATION
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments occasioned by a ground of opposition (yes, main request)
Added subject-matter (no, main request)
Adjournement of the oral proceedings (refused)
Inventive step (yes, main request)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes, main request) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 11, filed in the oral proceedings as main request;
- description, columns 1 to 10 filed by letter of 21 September 2005;
- drawings, figures 1 to 8, filed by letter of 21 September 2005.