T 1716/16 of 27.02.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T171616.20190227
- Date of decision
- 27 February 2019
- Case number
- T 1716/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10723101.1
- IPC class
- A61M 5/315
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
- Opponent name
- Bock Wolfgang
Ypsomed AG (intervener) - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 128(4)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 144Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Remittal for auxiliary request 2 - no
Novelty (main request and auxiliary request 1
Novelty - no; auxiliary request 2
Novelty - yes)
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request 2 - no)
Clarity and sufficiency of disclosure (auxiliary request 2 - yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary request 2
Inventive step - yes)
Exclusion of documents from file inspection - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0839/05
- 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 department of first instance, with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 14 of auxiliary request 2 filed by letter dated 31 July 2018;
- adapted description, columns 1 to 20 filed during the oral proceedings; and
- Figures 1 to 10 of the patent as granted.