European Patent Office

T 0505/15 (Bicarbonate solutions for dialysis/NIKKISO) of 11.07.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T050515.20170711
Date of decision
11 July 2017
Case number
T 0505/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
02806438.4
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
Bicarbonate-based solutions for dialysis therapies
Applicant name
Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Late submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Evidence - public prior use (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0438/19

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 set of claims of auxiliary request 2 and a description to be adapted.