T 2268/09 of 21.01.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T226809.20130121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2013
- Case number
- T 2268/09
- Online on
- 28 January 2013
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98926490.8
- IPC class
- G01N 21/64
- 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
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MICROPARTICLES IN FLUID SAMPLES
- Applicant name
- EMD Millipore Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - after amendment
- Catchword
- -
- 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 26, as received with the letter of
10 December 2012;
Description: pages 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 to 15 as published
under the PCT;
pages 3, 3a, 6 to 8 and 16, filed with
the letter of 3 December 2012;
Drawings: sheets 1/14, 3/14 - 14/14 as published
under the PCT;
sheet 2/14 filed with telefax on
14 December 1999 (with Form 1200).