European Patent Office

T 2129/14 vom 01.06.2016

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T212914.20160601
Datum der Entscheidung
1. Juni 2016
Aktenzeichen
T 2129/14
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
02766098.4
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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
VACUUM ASSISTED TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEM
Name des Antragstellers
KCI Licensing, Inc.
Name des Einsprechenden
Smith and Nephew, Inc.
Kammer
3.2.02
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 21(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Schlagwörter
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - main and first auxiliary
request (yes), second auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - second auxiliary request (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - second auxiliary request (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance
(no)
Reformatio in peius - exception to the prohibition (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Orientierungssatz
Exception to the prohibition of the reformatio in peius - conditions established in G 1/99 - order of application - plurality of amendments (point 5.5 of the Reasons).
Zitierende Akten
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:

- claims 1 to 4 of the second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings;

- adapted description (columns 1 to 11) filed during the oral proceedings; and

- figures 1 to 5 of the patent as granted.