T 0266/15 of 12.04.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T026615.20160412
- Date of decision
- 12 April 2016
- Case number
- T 0266/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04739725.2
- 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
- ANTIMICROBIAL WOUNDDRESSING
- Applicant name
- Beiersdorf AG
- Opponent name
- Paul Hartmann AG
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - main request
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - main request
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - first auxiliary request
Clarity - first auxiliary request - not open to examination in opposition appeal
Sufficiency of disclosure - not part of appeal proceedings
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0170/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the first auxiliary request, filed on 8 October 2014, and a description to be adapted.