T 1075/06 vom 17.05.2011
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T107506.20110517
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 17. Mai 2011
- Aktenzeichen
- T 1075/06
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 00961403.3
- IPC-Klasse
- A61M 37/00
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
- Keine AB-Links gefunden
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Blood separation systems and methods using a multiple function pump station to perform different on-line processing tasks
- Name des Antragstellers
- Fenwal, Inc.
- Name des Einsprechenden
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- Kammer
- 3.2.02
- Leitsatz
I. Venipuncture of blood donors and the extraction of blood from a donor's body represent substantial physical interventions on the body which require professional medical expertise to be carried out and which entail a substantial health risk even when carried out with the required professional care and expertise. A method claim comprising steps encompassing such procedures is a method for treatment of the human body by surgery which is excluded from patentability under Article 53(c) EPC (Reasons, 2.1.1).
II. A method claim comprising the step of returning processed blood, depleted of some of its components and charged with an anticoagulant, to a donor is a method for treatment of the human body by therapy which is excluded from patentability under Article 53(c) EPC (Reasons, 2.1.2).
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
- Schlagwörter
- Exclusion from patentability (yes)
Novelty (no) - Orientierungssatz
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.