T 1462/16 of 12.07.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T146216.20210712
- Date of decision
- 12 July 2021
- Case number
- T 1462/16
- Online on
- 20 July 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03734294.6
- IPC class
- A61M 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUS
- Applicant name
- KCI Licensing, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Smith and Nephew, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Reply to statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Claims:
No. 1 to 17 according to the main request filed with the letter of 29 September 2016
Description:
paragraphs [0001] to [0003] and [0005] to [0119] of the patent specification and paragraph [0004] filed with letter of 5 May 2021
Drawings:
Figures 1 to 48 of the patent specification.