T 1018/03 of 16.03.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T101803.20060316
- Date of decision
- 16 March 2006
- Case number
- T 1018/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94903267.6
- IPC class
- A61L 2/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method of enhanced penetration of low vapor pressure chemical vapor sterilants during sterilization
- Applicant name
- American Sterilization Company
- Opponent name
- Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Decision re appeal - res judicata
Amendments (allowable) - res judicata
Clarity (yes) - objected expression already present in the claims as granted
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - res judicata
Novelty (yes) - res judicata
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 of the main request submitted during the oral proceedings before the Board and a description yet to be adapted.