T 1819/13 of 21.02.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T181913.20180221
- Date of decision
- 21 February 2018
- Case number
- T 1819/13
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03723787.2
- 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
- METHOD OF ADMINISTERING AN INJECTABLE ANTIBIOTIC TO THE EAR OF AN ANIMAL
- Applicant name
- Zoetis Services LLC
- Opponent name
- Intervet International BV
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Method for therapeutic treatment of the animal body - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - Swiss-type claim
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed document not admitted in first-instance proceedings - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 to 14 of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter dated 21 December 2017.