European Patent Office

T 1360/13 vom 21.09.2018

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T136013.20180921
Datum der Entscheidung
21. September 2018
Aktenzeichen
T 1360/13
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
04716557.6
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO A PEN-TYPE INJECTOR
Name des Antragstellers
DCA Design International Limited
Name des Einsprechenden
Ypsomed AG
Kammer
3.2.02
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
EPC2000_Art_069_Protocol_InterpretationEuropean Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 64European Patent Convention Art 69Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Schlagwörter
Main request - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests filed in the written phase - admitted (yes)
Auxiliary requests - extension of protection (yes)
Auxiliary requests filed at the oral proceedings - admitted (no)
Orientierungssatz
In view of Article 69(1) EPC which states that the description and the drawings shall be used to interpret the claims when determining the extent of the protection conferred by a European patent, after grant, any information in the description and/or drawings of a patent directly related to a feature of a claim and potentially restricting its interpretation cannot be removed from the patent without infringing Article 123(3) EPC.

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.