T 0272/15 of 12.09.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T027215.20220912
- Date of decision
- 12 September 2022
- Case number
- T 0272/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05019774.8
- IPC class
- A61M 5/158A61M 25/06
- 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
- Inserter for an infusion set with a first and second spring units
- Applicant name
- Unomedical A/S
- Opponent name
- Roche Diabetes Care AG (CH) /
Roche Diagnostics GmbH (DE) - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 57European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (main request, auxiliary request 1 : yes, auxiliary request 2 : no)
Amendments - extension of scope of protection (auxiliary request 2 : no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Industrial application - (yes)
Exceptions to patentability - method for treatment by surgery
Exceptions to patentability - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1544/08
- 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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1-7 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal