T 0024/12 of 12.06.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T002412.20150612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2015
- Case number
- T 0024/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02782066.1
- IPC class
- A61M 1/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- METHOD OF PRIMING A DIALYSIS MACHINE
- Applicant name
- Gambro Lundia AB
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- 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 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition in appeal proceedings (yes)
Grounds for opposition - admissibility (no)
Late-submitted material - document admitted (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- 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 12 of the main request filed with letter dated 28 February 2012; and
- the description and figure 1 of the patent as granted.