T 0426/11 of 14.12.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T042611.20151214
- Date of decision
- 14 December 2015
- Case number
- T 0426/11
- Online on
- 29 February 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97941636.9
- IPC class
- B29D 22/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Sampler device having a reinforced compartment and method of packaging sample material
- Applicant name
- AKI, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Klocke Verpackungs-Service GmbH
Beiersdorf
AG - Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - no (main request and auxiliary request 1)
Amendments - allowable (auxiliary request 2)
Clarity - yes (auxiliary request 2)
Inventive step - yes (auxiliary request 2) - Catchword
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- 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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Claims:
Nos. 1 to 20, filed as auxiliary request 2 during oral proceedings before the board;
Description:
Pages 3, 4, 6 and 7 filed during oral proceedings before the board,
Pages 2, 5 and 8 of the patent as granted;
Drawings:
Pages 14 to 22 of the patent as granted.