T 1828/08 of 07.12.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T182808.20111207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 2011
- Case number
- T 1828/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94101963.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Apparatus and method for preparation of a fluid intended for medical use
- Applicant name
- Gambro Lundia AB
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 114(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(2)
- Keywords
- Extended subject-matter: yes (main request) - no (first auxiliary request)
Admissibility of late-filed evidence (no)
Inventive step: yes
Postponement of oral proceedings: no - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Claims:
Nos. 1 to 19 according to the first auxiliary request received on 7 April 2009
Description:
page 2 received on 2 March 2007
pages 3 and 4 of the patent specification
Drawings:
Figures 1 to 4, 5a and 5b of the patent specification.