T 2135/13 (Thermal cycling apparatus/LIFE TECHNOLOGIES) of 14.12.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T213513.20161214
- Date of decision
- 14 December 2016
- Case number
- T 2135/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04753774.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- THERMAL CYCLING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THERMAL UNIFORMITY
- Applicant name
- Life Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
- Roche Diagnostics International AG
Hirsz, Christopher Stanislaw
Eppendorf AG - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules 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 13(3)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - conciseness (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - improvement not credible
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Substantial procedural violation - (no) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of the main request (previous auxiliary request 2A) filed with letter dated 14 November 2016 and a description to be adapted thereto.