European Patent Office

T 0858/22 vom 27.11.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T085822.20241127
Datum der Entscheidung
27. November 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 0858/22
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
14735331.2
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
SPRING CLIP NEEDLE GUARD
Name des Antragstellers
Greiner Bio-One GmbH
Name des Einsprechenden
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Schlagwörter
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment to case - exercise of discretion
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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Zitierende Akten
T 0404/23

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 on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1-7 according to auxiliary request 3A as filed with the letter dated 17 October 2022;

- Description paragraphs 1-6 and 8-23 as granted and paragraph 7 according to auxiliary request 3A as filed with the letter dated 17 October 2022;

- Figures 1 and 2 as granted.