European Patent Office

T 1618/12 (METHODS OF PREPARING A FOAM COMPRISING A SCLEROSING AGENT/BTG International Limited) of 18.06.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T161812.20150618
Date of decision
18 June 2015
Case number
T 1618/12
Online on
21 December 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
04798564.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
METHODS OF PREPARING A FOAM COMPRISING A SCLEROSING AGENT
Applicant name
BTG International Limited
Opponent name
CHEMISCHE FABRIK KREUSSLER & CO. GMBH
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
Keywords
Admission of auxiliary requests 1-3 - (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
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 on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 3 and a description yet to be adapted.