European Patent Office

T 0826/06 (Use of vital dye for facilitating surgical cataract extraction/MELLES, G.R.J.) of 27.01.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T082606.20110127
Date of decision
27 January 2011
Case number
T 0826/06
Petition for review of
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Application number
99921291.3
IPC class
A61K 49/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
The use of a vital dye for facilitating surgical procedures for cataract extraction
Applicant name
Melles, Gerrit Reinold Jacob
Opponent name
Industria Terapeutica Splendore Alfa Intes
AL.CHI.MI.A. S.r.l.
FLUORON GmbH
Arcadophta
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 14
Keywords
Main request lacks novelty
Auxiliary requests 1, 4, 6 and 7 not admissible
Auxiliary request 5 lacks inventive step
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1758/15T 1259/22

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

- The decision under appeal is set aside.

- The patent is revoked.