T 0445/12 of 06.03.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T044512.20140306
- Date of decision
- 6 March 2014
- Case number
- T 0445/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05800821.0
- IPC class
- A61L 27/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BIOMEDICAL DEVICES CONTAINING AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS
- Applicant name
- Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Novartis AG
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Clarity of claim - main request and auxiliary request 2 (no) -
no unequivocal meaning of feature "substantially non-polymerizable"
Amendments - auxiliary requests 1 and 3 - added subject-matter (yes)
Admissibility of late-filed auxiliary request 4 - (no)
Admissibility of late-filed auxiliary request 5 - (yes)
Remittal to first instance - auxiliary request 5 (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 for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary request 5 (one single claim) filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.