European Patent Office

T 1648/18 vom 09.03.2023

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T164818.20230309
Datum der Entscheidung
9. März 2023
Aktenzeichen
T 1648/18
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
12703836.2
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
AUTO-INJECTOR
Name des Antragstellers
SANOFI
Name des Einsprechenden
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Schlagwörter
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed auxiliary request - request clearly allowable (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary request - procedural economy not negatively affected
Late-filed auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance for further prosecution (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0009/91T 0840/93
Zitierende Akten
T 0439/22

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 in amended form according to the set of claims of the auxiliary request 1 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted.