T 0571/14 of 22.06.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T057114.20170622
- Date of decision
- 22 June 2017
- Case number
- T 0571/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06735790.5
- 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
- MICROIMPLANTS FOR OCULAR ADMINISTRATION
- Applicant name
- ALLERGAN, INC.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request 1 - admitted (no) - justification for late filing (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request 2 - admitted (yes) - justification for late filing (yes) - need for additional search (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0010/93
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Examining Division for further prosecution on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.