European Patent Office

T 2237/14 of 21.01.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T223714.20160121
Date of decision
21 January 2016
Case number
T 2237/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
10009582.7
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
Needle tip guard for hypodermic needles
Applicant name
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Opponent name
Becton Dickinson GmbH
Becton Dickinson Austria GmbH (intervener)
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Late-filed argument - admitted (no)
Added subject-matter (no)
Fresh ground for opposition - admitted (yes)
Remittal (no)
Prior use - admitted (yes)
Prior use - admitted (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The intervention is rejected.