European Patent Office

T 1592/16 vom 21.05.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T159216.20210521
Datum der Entscheidung
21. Mai 2021
Aktenzeichen
T 1592/16
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
09789695.5
IPC-Klasse
A61M 1/00
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
Reduced pressure wound closure systems
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 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Schlagwörter
Novelty - main and first auxiliary request (no); second auxiliary request (yes)
Admittance of a declaration and hearing of a technical expert (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - second auxiliary request (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
T 0474/04
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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims:

Claims 1-7 according to the second auxiliary request filed with the submission dated 26 October 2020

Description:

Paragraphs 1-6 and 12-46 as filed on 21 May 2021 during the oral proceedings before the Board

Drawings:

Figures 1-5B as filed on 21 May 2021 during the oral proceedings before the Board.