European Patent Office

T 1396/13 of 17.01.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T139613.20190117
Date of decision
17 January 2019
Case number
T 1396/13
Online on
24 April 2019
Petition for review of
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Application number
06785522.1
IPC class
A61M 37/00
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
MICRONEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY
Applicant name
3M Innovative Properties Company
Opponent name
Koch, Jens
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Added subject-matter - new auxiliary request II (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request I (no)
Inventive step - new auxiliary request II (yes)
Late-filed new auxiliary request II - admitted (yes)
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:

- claims 1 to 19 of new auxiliary request II, filed during the oral proceedings;

- description columns 1 and 2, page 2a, and columns 5 to 13 as filed on 6 March 2013, and columns 3 and 4 as filed during the oral proceedings; and

- figures 1 to 16 of the patent as granted.