European Patent Office

T 0682/11 of 03.12.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T068211.20141203
Date of decision
3 December 2014
Case number
T 0682/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
99949217.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
APPARATUS FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY USING WALL SUCTION
Applicant name
KCI Licensing, Inc.
Opponent name
Smith and Nephew, Inc.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Substantiation of clarity objection (yes), substantiation of inventive-step objection (no)
Admissibility of late-filed objections (no)
Clarity objection against a feature of a granted claim (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.