European Patent Office

T 0624/04 of 08.11.2006

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T062404.20061108
Date of decision
8 November 2006
Case number
T 0624/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
94306553.2
IPC class
G01N 29/02
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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
Method and apparatus for ultrasonic detection of air bubbles
Applicant name
Gambro, Inc.
Opponent name
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.4.02
Headnote

1. The duty to attach copies of papers referred to in the statement of grounds of appeal, as imposed by the original version of Article 10a(2), third sentence, RPBA, does not constitute a requirement for the admissibility of an appeal.

2. From the entry into force of the amended version of that provision, i.e. from 1 January 2005, copies of such papers are deemed to have been filed.

Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10aRules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b
Keywords
Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Admission of documents that became available late (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.