T 0514/92 (Coated surgical staple) vom 21.09.1995
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T051492.19950921
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 21. September 1995
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0514/92
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 85305391.6
- IPC-Klasse
- A61B 17/08
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
- Download
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- Amtsblattfassungen
- Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
- T 0514/92 1997-04-16
- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Coated surgical staple
- Name des Antragstellers
- ETHICON INC.
- Name des Einsprechenden
- United States Surgical Corporation
- Kammer
- 3.2.02
- Leitsatz
The following question is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
"In the case where a patent has been opposed under Article 100(a) EPC, on the basis that the claims lack an inventive step in view of documents cited in the opposition statement, and the opponent introduces during appeal proceedings a new allegation that the claims lack novelty in view of one of the documents previously cited or in view of a document introduced during the appeal proceedings, must a board of appeal exclude the new allegation because it introduces a new ground of opposition?"
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 100 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973
- Schlagwörter
- New ground for opposition introduced during the appeal
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - Orientierungssatz
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following question of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC:
"In the case where a patent has been opposed under Article 100(a) EPC, on the basis that the claims lack an inventive step in view of documents cited in the opposition statement, and the opponent introduces during appeal proceedings a new allegation that the claims lack novelty in view of one of the documents previously cited or in view of a document introduced during the appeal proceedings, must a board of appeal exclude the new allegation because it introduces a new ground of opposition?"