T 0799/12 of 12.07.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T079912.20160712
- Date of decision
- 12 July 2016
- Case number
- T 0799/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07001838.7
- IPC class
- A61M 1/00A61M 27/00
- 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
- Cleansing dressing for wounds for vacuum therapy
- Applicant name
- KCI Medical Resources
- Opponent name
- Smith and Nephew, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 114European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Extension of protection (no)
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:
- claims 1 to 14 of the main request filed during oral proceedings on 12 July 2016;
- description: columns 1 and 2 filed during the oral proceedings on 12 July 2016; columns 3, 4, 7, 8, 21 and 22 filed during oral proceedings on 16 December 2011 and columns 5, 6, 9 to 20, 23 and 24 of the patent specification; and
- figure sheets 1/20 to 20/20 of the patent specification.