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R 0015/11 (Fundamental violation of Article 113 EPC/IVIS TECHNOLOGIES) of 13.05.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:R001511.20130513
Date of decision
13 May 2013
Case number
R 0015/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
03009955.0
IPC class
A61F 9/01
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Apparatus for customized refractive surgery
Applicant name
Ivis Technologies S.r.l.
Opponent name
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Board
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Headnote
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Keywords
Petition allowable (yes) - no opportunity to comment on grounds on which the decision under review was based
Replacement of members of the Board of Appeal (no) - no reasonable suspicion of partiality; the criteria and standards according to the case law on replacement under Article 24(3) EPC apply
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under review is set aside and the proceedings before the Board of Appeal 3.2.02 are re-opened.

2. The request that the members of the Board of Appeal who participated in the decision under review be replaced is rejected.

3. Reimbursement of the fee for the petition for review is ordered.