T 2253/12 of 31.05.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T225312.20160531
- Date of decision
- 31 May 2016
- Case number
- T 2253/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07117289.4
- IPC class
- A61M 27/00A61M 1/00
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Vacuum assisted tissue treatment system
- Applicant name
- KCI Licensing, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Smith and Nephew, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application -
main request (no)
Insufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - main and first auxiliary request (no)
- second auxiliary request (yes)
Added subject-matter - second auxiliary request (no) - Catchword
- -
- 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:
- claim 1 of the second auxiliary request;
- adapted description (columns 1 to 10); and
- figures 1 to 5,
all filed during the oral proceedings.