European Patent Office

T 0712/13 of 01.03.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T071213.20180301
Date of decision
1 March 2018
Case number
T 0712/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
06122165.1
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
Magnetic particles for diagnostics
Applicant name
JSR Corporation
Opponent name
Life Technologies Corporation
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 76(2)(b)European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16
Keywords
Admissibility of opposition (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 3 and 3a
Late-filed request - request clearly overcoming objection (no)
Late-filed request - auxiliary request 3b
Different apportionment of costs - (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1059/98
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The requests for a different apportionment of costs are rejected.