T 0015/09 of 19.12.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T001509.20121219
- Date of decision
- 19 December 2012
- Case number
- T 0015/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01932895.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- System for adaptive drug delivery
- Applicant name
- Universiteit Gent
- Opponent name
- Hovorka, Roman, Dr.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Obvious correction (no - main request and auxiliary request 2a)
Added subject-matter (yes - auxiliary request 1)
Admissibility of late-filed request (yes - auxiliary request 2b new)
Admissibility of late-filed document (no)
Added subject-matter (no - auxiliary request 2b new)
Extension of scope of protection (no - auxiliary request 2b new)
Clarity and support (yes - auxiliary request 2b new)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes - auxiliary request 2b new)
Novelty (yes - auxiliary request 2b new)
Inventive step (yes - auxiliary request 2b new) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/89
- Citing cases
- -
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 14 of the "auxiliary request 2b new", filed during the oral proceedings;
- description: pages 2, 7, 8 and 10 to 16 of the patent as granted; pages 3, 3a, 4 to 6 and 9 filed during the oral proceedings;
- figures 1 to 9 of the patent as granted.