European Patent Office

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
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Application number
06735790.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
MICROIMPLANTS FOR OCULAR ADMINISTRATION
Applicant name
ALLERGAN, INC.
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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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
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Cited cases
G 0010/93
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 Examining Division for further prosecution on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.