T 1437/04 of 20.09.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T143704.20070920
- Date of decision
- 20 September 2007
- Case number
- T 1437/04
- Online on
- 4 December 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98928177.9
- IPC class
- C08J 7/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A hydrophilic coating and a method for the preparation thereof
- Applicant name
- COLOPLAST A/S
- Opponent name
- AstraZeneca AB
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 104(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(1)
- Keywords
- Main request, Auxiliary Request 1, Amended Auxiliary Request 2, Auxiliary Request 5 - Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Request 3, Amended Auxiliary Request 4 - Clarity (no)
Amended Auxiliary Request 6 - Novelty (yes); Inventive step of Claim 7 (no)
Auxiliary Request 7 - Admissibility (no)
Auxiliary Request 8 - Novelty (yes); Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of Claims 1 to 6 of the 8th auxiliary request as submitted during the oral proceedings after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.
3. The request for apportionment of costs is refused.