T 0158/14 of 29.06.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T015814.20170629
- Date of decision
- 29 June 2017
- Case number
- T 0158/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01970046.7
- IPC class
- G01N 1/36
- 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
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MELTING EMBEDDING MEDIUM
- Applicant name
- Thermo Shandon Inc.
- Opponent name
- pfm medical ag
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 106Rules 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)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Late-filed document - no abuse of procedure, document highly relevant
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - prima facie not inventive
Apportionment of costs - (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The request for apportionment of costs is refused.