T 0531/14 of 07.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T053114.20181107
- Date of decision
- 7 November 2018
- Case number
- T 0531/14
- Online on
- 4 December 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05106506.8
- IPC class
- B01L 9/00G01N 35/00B01L 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Handling unit for microfluidic devices with clamping means
- Applicant name
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Waters Technologies Corporation
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - auxiliary request 6 (14:50 hours) (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 6 (14:50 hours) (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 in amended form in the following version:
- Claims: Nos. 1 to 14,
- Description: Pages 2 to 9,
- Drawings: Sheets 1/4 to 4/4,
all according to auxiliary request 6 (14:50 hours) as filed during the oral proceedings of 7 November 2018 at 14:50 hours.