T 0492/10 of 22.10.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T049210.20131022
- Date of decision
- 22 October 2013
- Case number
- T 0492/10
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02700177.5
- IPC class
- A61L 15/58A61L 24/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- AN ADHESIVE COMPOSITION WHEREIN THE MICROCOLLOID PARTICLES INCORPORATED THEREIN ARE SPHERICAL IN SHAPE
- Applicant name
- Coloplast A/S
- Opponent name
- Hollister Incorporated
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)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 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Remittal to the department of first instance - (no) - no absolute right to two instances
Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1-18, filed as Request B' (main request) during the oral proceedings before the board;
- description pages 2-12, as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 6 October 2009
- Fig. 1 of the published patent specification.